The Mission

The Mission, a powerful epic about a man of the sword (De Niro) and a man of the cloth (J Irons) who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th- century colonial empires. Sweeping, lyrical, visually resplendent, The Mission triumphs on two levels: intellectually as a clash between faith and greed, and emotionally as an action-filled clash of wills and cultures.