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The Mission

The Mission

★ 6.3/10•2023•1h 43m•PG-13•Documentary

There's a fine line between faith and madness.

American Christian missionary John Chau was murdered when he tried to illegally contact and convert some of the world’s last uncontacted indigenous people. Through exclusive interviews and archival footage of John’s journey, THE MISSION explores themes that strike deep at the heart of religion, colonialism, and anthropology, questioning where we draw the line between faith and fanaticism, exploration and exploitation, imagination and destruction.

Amanda McBaine · Director

Jesse Moss · Director

Amanda McBaine · Writer

Jesse Moss · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 13, 2023

Actors

Pam Arlund

Self

Dan Davis

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Levi Davis

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Daniel Everett

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Lawrence Kao

Lawrence Kao

John Chau (voice)

David Shih

David Shih

Patrick Chau (voice)

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