Deliberate mistake: During the gunfire of the Portuguese soldiers at the end, seconds before Jeremy Irons is killed, an old Indian woman is shot in her chest, but the actress/extra forgets to react and continues walking.
The Mission (1986)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Roland Joffe
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Aidan Quinn, Ray McAnally
Continuity mistake: At the beginning, when Jeremy Irons is climbing the water falls, he is barefoot, but in one shot he uses sandals.
Altamirano: With an orchestra, the Jesuits could have subdued the entire continent.
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