The Mission - Zwischen Glaube und Wahnsinn
(2023)
Regisseur:
Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaineSchauspieler:
Pam Arlund, Dan Davis, Levi Davis, Daniel Everett, Lawrence Kao, David ShihDer US-amerikanische Missionar Jon Chau hat es sich zum Ziel gemacht, das isolierte Volk der Sentilesen im Indischen Ozean zu missionieren. Im Jahr 2018 beschließt er, den Stamm aufzusuchen und trotz klarer Warnungen ihre Insel zu betreten.
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.
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.
