Posts Tagged ‘missionary’

The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Jessica Alba | Brenda Blethyn | Hugh Dancy | Bob Hoskins | Christopher Ling Lee Ian | Junix Inocian | Michael Jessing Langgi | Mano Maniam | K.K. Moggie | Emily Mortimer | Cicilia Anak Richard | Malcolm Rogers | Eugene Salleh | Noah Taylor | Kate Helen White
Directors: Guy Jenkin
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In 1936, the expatriated young and naive just-graduated British John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) arrives to the Sarawak, a British colony, to work in the Iban society. The beautiful Selima (Jessica Alba) is assigned to be his “sleeping dictionary”, to live and sleep with him and teach him the language and habits of the locals. The reluctant John and Selima fall in love for each other in a forbidden romance.

The African Queen (1951)

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Humphrey Bogart | Katharine Hepburn | Robert Morley | Peter Bull | Theodore Bikel | Walter Gotell | Peter Swanwick | Richard Marner | Errol John | Gerald Onn | John von Kotze
Directors: John Huston
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At the start of World War 1, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies to villages in East Africa. When the Rev. Samuel Sayer dies, Charlie agrees to take Sayers’ sister, Rose, back to civilization. taking on the Germans at the same time.

The Reaping (2007)

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Hilary Swank | David Morrissey | Idris Elba | AnnaSophia Robb | Stephen Rea | William Ragsdale | John McConnell | David Jensen | Yvonne Landry | Samuel Garland | Myles Cleveland | Andrea Frankle | Mark Lynch | Stuart Greer | Lara Grice
Directors: Stephen Hopkins
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The death of a child in mysterious circumstances; sparks of a series of events that seem to represent biblical plagues, start occurring in of all places a town called *Haven* located deep in the bowels of bible belt country in the bayous of Louisiana. A former Christian missionary turned religious phenomena debunker and her top open minded student turned personnel assistant is sent to investigate.

The Mission (1986)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: UK
Actors: Robert De Niro | Jeremy Irons | Ray McAnally | Aidan Quinn | Cherie Lunghi | Ronald Pickup | Chuck Low | Liam Neeson | Bercelio Moya | Sigifredo Ismare | Asuncion Ontiveros | Alejandrino Moya | Daniel Berrigan | Rolf Gray | Álvaro Guerrero
Directors: Roland Joffé
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Father Gabriel ascends the mountains of Brazil to bring christianity to the natives. He is successful and brings about a golden age among them. Mendoza, a slaver, kills his brother in a fit of rage, and only Fr. Gabriel’s guidance prevents his suicide. Gabriel brings Mendoza to work at his mission with the natives, and Mendoza finds peace and asks to become a priest. The church , under pressure, cedes the land to the Portuguese which will allow slavers in again. Mendoza breaks his vows and organizes the natives to resist while Gabriel warns him to help them as a priest.

Signs (2002)

Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mel Gibson | Joaquin Phoenix | Rory Culkin | Abigail Breslin | Cherry Jones | Patricia Kalember | Ted Sutton | Merritt Wever | Lanny Flaherty | Marion McCorry | Michael Showalter | Kevin Pires | Clifford David | Rhonda Overby
Directors: M. Night Shyamalan
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Mel Gibson plays a former priest who lost his faith after his wife was killed in a freak car accident. Six months later, he discovers a gigantic crop circle in his yard, similar events happen all over the world. Graham’s children think it’s aliens, his brother thinks it’s pranksters, and Graham doesn’t know what to think. The crop circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess’s faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles. However, as more and more strange events occur, he regains his faith and realizes something big is coming, and it’s probably not going to be friendly.