The Mission
“There's a fine line between faith and madness.”
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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Cast
6 people
Jesse Moss Director · Amanda McBaine Director Saunder Jurriaans Composer
United States release October 13, 2023 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Hindi, Latin
Production
Lightbox Entertainment
Production
Mile End Films
Production
National Geographic Documentary Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hindi · Latin
Release dates
United States · August 31, 2023
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · October 13, 2023
Theatrical
United States
September 15, 2023 · Premiere · Camden International Film Festival
September 19, 2023 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
October 10, 2023 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 11, 2023 · Premiere · Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
October 15, 2023 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 17, 2023 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · Doctober Film Festival
October 24, 2023 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
November 7, 2023 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
Brazil
December 18, 2023 · Digital
Canada
September 30, 2023 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Denmark
November 24, 2024 · Premiere
November 24, 2024 · Theatrical
November 24, 2024 · Digital
Ireland
November 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Poland
March 1, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
January 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 17, 2023 · Theatrical
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