The Mission (1986) - Rodrigo’s Penance Scene (3/9) | Movieclips

The Mission movie clips: BUY THE MOVIE: Don’t miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: CLIP DESCRIPTION: On his way to Father Gabriel’s (Jeremy Irons) mission, Rodrigo (Robert De Niro) hauls his armor and sword through the jungle as penance for his many sins. FILM DESCRIPTION: Roland Joff’s The Mission examines the events surrounding the Treaty of Madrid in 1750, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and turns this episode into an allegory for the mid-’80s struggles of Latin America. Two European forces are on hand to win the South American natives over to imperialist ways. The plunderers want to extract riches and slaves from the New World. The missionaries, on the other hand, want to convert the Indians to Christianity and win over their souls. Mendoza (Robert De Niro) is an exploiter dabbling in the slave trade. But after he kills his brother Felipe (Aidan Quinn) in a fit of rage, he seeks redempti