Mission

Riveting…A multilayered chronicle of benevolent motivations gone wrong, an obsessive fantasy, and the naïve seduction of selflessness.
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The Mission

In 2018, a shocking event made headlines around the world: a young American missionary, John Chau, was killed by arrows while attempting to contact one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island. From Emmy-winning directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (“Boys State”) with Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn of Lightbox, comes National Geographic Documentary Films’ The Mission, which uncovers the gripping story beyond the headlines. Through exclusive interviews and with unprecedented access to Chau’s secret plans, personal diaries, and video archives, THE MISSION examines the mythology of exploration that inspired him, the evangelical community that supported his quest, and reveals his own father’s heartbreak as Chau’s youthful thirst for adventure became a fatal obsession.

"One of the best documentaries of the year." - Vanity Fair

“Triumphant. A nuanced discussion of religion, pop culture, and colonialism.” - Indiewire
PG-13
Genre
Documentary, Bio-pic, Religion
Runtime
103
Language
English
Director
Amanda McBaine * Jesse Moss

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