<P> The film is set in the 1740s and involves Spanish Jesuit priest Father Gabriel who enters the northeastern Argentina and western Paraguayan jungle to build a mission station and convert a Guaraní community to Christianity . The Guaraní are not initially receptive to Christianity or outsiders in general , and tie a priest to a wooden cross and send him over the Iguazu Falls . Father Gabriel travels to the falls , climbs to the top , and plays his oboe . The Guaraní warriors , captivated by the music , allow him to live . </P>
<P> The film is set in the 1740s and involves Spanish Jesuit priest Father Gabriel who enters the northeastern Argentina and western Paraguayan jungle to build a mission station and convert a Guaraní community to Christianity . The Guaraní are not initially receptive to Christianity or outsiders in general , and tie a priest to a wooden cross and send him over the Iguazu Falls . Father Gabriel travels to the falls , climbs to the top , and plays his oboe . The Guaraní warriors , captivated by the music , allow him to live . </P>
where does the movie the mission take place
where does the movie the mission take place
northeastern Argentina and western Paraguayan jungle
northeastern Argentina and western Paraguayan jungle