The Mission

by Tania Anderson
  • 2022 Danish Bear Productions Oy
  • 2022 Danish Bear Productions Oy
  • 2022 Danish Bear Productions Oy

    Synopsis

    Every year, over 60,000 missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (most commonly referred to as Mormons) are sent across the world to preach their gospel. The Mission follows four American LDS teenagers who receive a mission from God that takes them from their families and the safety of their remote, religion-filled bubbles to the frozen, forested lands of Finland, home of Europe’s most non-religious, private and skeptical people. The journey they embark on will prove to be the most emotionally and psychologically challenging period of their young lives. As these wide-eyed, impassioned teens struggle with missing their families, language hurdles, aching feet, and daily rejection, they are pushed beyond their limits, falling deeper into their faith.

    Festivals

    2022
    Sundance
    Göteborg FF
    Lux FilmFest
    Thessaloniki Documentary FF
    Cleveland FF
    Beldocs
    Docville
    56 KVIFF

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Tania Anderson

    Producer

    Isabella Karhu, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen, Dirk Manthey

    Score

    Mikko Joensuu

    Sound

    Janis Grossmann-Alhambra, Ilkka Kunttu

    Editor

    Suvi Solja

    DoP

    Antti Savolainen

    Sound Design

    Janis Grossmann-Alhambra, Isa Köroglu