The Mission

Oct 13, 2023

1h 43m

★ 6.6

There's a fine line between faith and madness.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Lightbox Entertainment

Mile End Films

National Geographic Documentary Films

The Mission Trailers

Cast

Self

Pam Arlund

Self

Dan Davis

Self

Levi Davis

Self

Daniel Everett

John Chau (voice)

Lawrence Kao

Patrick Chau (voice)

David Shih

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The Mission

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