The Mission

The Mission (1986) is a movie set in 18th century South America Staring Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro along with Aidan Quinn and Liam Neeson.  Jeremy Irons plays Gabriel, a Jesuit Priest who is establishing a mission in the interior regions of South American to convert and serve the Guarani Indians.  He is accompanied by Rodrigo (Robert De Niro) who portrays a soldier who is doing so as a penance.  This is an exceptional movie.  The acting is powerful, the cinematography is breathtaking and the music is inspiring.  The story is one of human triumph accompanied closely by tragedy.  The movie explores how the beauty of humanity and how it fares when confronted by greed and politics.  The music, by Ennio Morricone, is still played
often on classical radio stations.