Missionaries befriend and fight to save indigenous people in South American jungle

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2000)

Robert De Niro changes his South American slave trading ways, and becomes a missionary with Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson. The Portuguese infiltrate the land of these people, and use them as slaves, despite the objection of the Spanish missionaries. They build a mission above the falls and defend it against impossible odds. The movie has great acting and great scenery. I like it because it is both emotionally depressing and uplifting. It is long, but all worth it!