Festival selection / Film
The Mission
- Year
- 2023
- Director
- Jesse Moss
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genre
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Festival record
- BER 23
- LFF 23
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Cast
- Pam ArlundSelf
- Dan DavisSelf
- Levi DavisSelf
- Daniel EverettSelf
Lawrence KaoJohn Chau (voice)
David ShihPatrick Chau (voice)
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