“The Mission” (1986 UK/France/USA) Robert De Niro / Jeremy Irons / Roland Joffé Price: ¥3800 A multi-award-winning masterpiece by Roland Joffé, director of “The Killing Fields.” Set in the 18th century in the upper reaches of the Paraná River in South America (present-day Paraguay) under Spanish colonial rule, this historical drama, based on true events, depicts the lives of Jesuit missionaries engaged in Christian evangelization among the indigenous Guaraní people, and their struggles with their ideals, the realities of colonial society, and the machinations of political powers. (Some of the Jesuit mission ruins built in various parts of South America that served as models for the film are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites.) Starring Jeremy Irons and Robert De Niro, among others. Music by Ennio Morricone! In the 1740s, in the upper reaches of the Paraná River under Spanish rule, many missionaries who came to evangelize were killed, hindered by the rugged terrain, the jungle, and the resistance of the fierce and proud Guaraní people. Amidst this, Father Gabriel, sent to the area as a missionary, uses "music" as a common language to capture the hearts of the Guaraní people. Meanwhile, Mendoza, a Spanish colonist and slave trader who was at odds with Gabriel, accidentally kills his own brother in a dispute over his fiancée. He becomes a living corpse for a time, but at Gabriel's suggestion, he repents, joins the Jesuit order, and becomes one of the capable staff members of Gabriel's evangelization activities. Evangelization among the Guaraní people is rapidly bearing fruit, but the evangelization district, which distributes profits from farms equally and attracts runaway indigenous slaves, gradually becomes an unwelcome presence for the influential people of colonial society. When the borderlines of South American territories are drawn, the Jesuit evangelization district is incorporated into Portuguese territory, and the indigenous people are ordered to move from the evangelization village, and the missionaries are ordered to leave. However, the missionaries choose to defy this and act together with the indigenous people. While Gabriel, along with the villagers, celebrates Mass as the colonial authorities' army approaches, Mendoza defies the missionaries' rules, picks up the sword he once abandoned, and decides to fight alongside the Guaraní men... Cleaned and playback confirmed. Please check the condition in the photos. Please understand that this is a second-hand item.