The Mission

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The Mission

PG-13

2022

1h 35m

Documentary

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Every year, over 60,000 young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sent across the world to preach their gospel. Sundance Film Festival selection THE MISSION follows four Latter-day Saints teenagers from their training in Utah to their missions in Finland, home of Europe's most private and secular people. Tania Anderson's film tracks these wide-eyed, impassioned teens on their two-year rite of passage, as they struggle with being immersed in a new culture, and the daily rejections they inevitably receive throughout their task. Granted total access by the Church, THE MISSION is a sensitive observational documentary detailing the challenges and triumphs of these missionaries' journeys.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

01/27/2023

A poignant and relatable portrait of loneliness...

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

01/26/2023

As the events unspool, the film struggles to crystallize more than a handful of compelling points.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

01/26/2022

The Mission feels too subversive to be noticed.

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/11/2023

It's de-stigmatizing but it isn't illuminating.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

01/30/2023

6.5/10

A profile of young people who love their church and want to change the world for the better.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

01/27/2023

3.5/4.0

The Mission offers a mere glimpse into the world of one of America's most intriguing denominations but that glimpse is, indeed, rather fascinating from beginning to end.

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Every year, over 60,000 young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sent across the world to preach their gospel. Sundance Film Festival selection THE MISSION follows four Latter-day Saints teenagers from their training in Utah to their missions in Finland, home of Europe's most private and secular people. Tania Anderson's film tracks these wide-eyed, impassioned teens on their two-year rite of passage, as they struggle with being immersed in a new culture, and the daily rejections they inevitably receive throughout their task. Granted total access by the Church, THE MISSION is a sensitive observational documentary detailing the challenges and triumphs of these missionaries' journeys.

Director: Tania Anderson
Producer: Juho-Pekka Tanskanen, Isabella Karhu, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen
Screenwriter: Tania Anderson
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Full Nudity|Some Violent Content|Sexual References)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2023
Runtime: 1h 35m