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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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Lawrence KaoJohn Chau (voice)
David ShihPatrick Chau (voice)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Simon Chinn
- Producer
- Jonathan Chinn
- Producer
- Jesse Moss
- Editor
- Aaron Wickenden
- Producer
- Amanda McBaine
- Director of Photography
- Thorsten Thielow
- Director
- Amanda McBaine
- Producer
- Will Cohen
- Director
- Jesse Moss
- Writer
- Amanda McBaine
- Writer
- Jesse Moss
- Original Music Composer
- Danny Bensi
- Original Music Composer
- Saunder Jurriaans