
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.Status: | Released (2023-10-13) |
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Awards: | 11 nominations |
BoxOffice: | $58,377 |
Screen: | Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss |
Productions: | Lightbox Entertainment, Mile End Films, National Geographic Documentary Films |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English, हिन्दी, Latin |

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Casts
- 4351419: Pam Arlund - Self
- 4351477: Dan Davis - Self
- 4351479: Levi Davis - Self
- 4351480: Daniel Everett - Self
- 1367306: Lawrence Kao - John Chau (voice)
- 1358468: David Shih - Patrick Chau (voice)
Crews
- 1636429: Carolyn Bernstein - Executive Producer - Production
- 3513644: Doug Bock Clark - Executive Producer - Production
- 4246017: Vanessa Toyell - Co-Producer - Production
- 3738034: Carolyn Sperry Lewis - Co-Producer - Production
- 4609: Tim Gilbert - Stunt Coordinator - Crew
- 1938144: James Newberry - Additional Music - Crew
- 1285812: Jesse Moss - Director - Directing
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Reviews
Brent Marchant
Review text:
Is religious missionary work an act of altruism or arrogance? Does it represent a quest for the fulfillment of one’s spiritual potential or a euphemistic cover for an inflated sociopathic ego? And, in either case, is it even possible to distinguish the two? Those are legitimate quest ....
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