The Mission

The Mission

1983 · 103 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

An Iranian assassin is sent to the United States to kill a former Iranian official who served under the Shah of Iran. The night before the assassination he finds out that his target Ali Akbar Tabatabaei has already been killed by Hassan Tantai aka David Theodore Belfield. A prominent mullah residing in the States finds him a new assassination target.

Directed by Parviz Sayyad · Written by Parviz Sayyad

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