Plot: Mendoza is a slave trader operating in South America. When he meets Gabriel, A Spanish Jesuit, he decides to change his ways and work together with the locals. But then the Portuguese arrive and they buy up the colony. They consider all the locals to be slaves, Mendoza and Gabriel are adamant to put a stop to their abuse.
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March 29, 2025
A European attempt to emulate the big Hollywood epics. Apart from the bland and pompous presentation, I also wasn't a big fan of the themes here. Western religion saving indigenous cultures from invaders comes off more than a little tone-deaf, and it makes for a rather dull and unexciting film.
The performances are decent but nothing to be excited about, the presentation is generic and unadventurous, and the plot is a real borefest. The setting is nice, but when the cinematic qualities of a film don't do it any justice, it doesn't amount to much. Not my kind of film, at least they didn't tack on an extra hour for effect.