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Release Date:
October 13, 2023
Original Title:
The Mission
Alternate Titles:
Misjonarz
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Lightbox Entertainment
Mile End Films
National Geographic Documentary Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 14 GB: 12A IE: 12A SG: NC16 US: PG-13
Runtime: 103
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.
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Additional Music:
James Newberry
Co-Producer:
Carolyn Sperry Lewis
Vanessa Toyell
Digital Intermediate Producer:
Greg Lanesey
Director:
Jesse Moss
Amanda McBaine
Director of Photography:
Thorsten Thielow
Editor:
Aaron Wickenden
Executive Producer:
Carolyn Bernstein
Doug Bock Clark
Producer:
Amanda McBaine
Jesse Moss
Jonathan Chinn
Simon Chinn
Will Cohen
Stunt Coordinator:
Tim Gilbert
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