WUD Film and the UW Lubar Institute present: “The Mission” (1986)
Part of an eight-film series, “Religion on Film,” each presented by a member of the College of Letters & Science
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Marquee Theater, Union South
Description
Dir: Roland Joffé | United Kingdom | 125 min. Two great colonial forces clash over the Guaraní indians in eighteenth-century South America: the imperial government of Portugal, seeking slaves and gold, and the Jesuit missionaries who want to convert the high-mountain natives to Christianity. Winner, 1987 Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Palm d’Or, 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Presented by Shawn Peters | UW Integrated Liberal Studies.
Cost
Free
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