Well, not really a boymovie, but there are some boys in it, and at least one sings beautifully. 


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This is from a listing on eBay, not a synopsis from IMDb or someplace like that.

Movie Details:
The Mission
1986 - UK - 125 min. - Feature, Color
Director Roland Joffé
Genre/Type Drama, Historical Film, Jungle Film, Religious Drama, Period Film
MPAA Rating PG
Set In Brazil, Spain, jungle, wilderness, 18th century
Color type Rank Color
Cinematic Process J-D-C Widescreen
Produced by Enigma Productions / Goldcrest Films International / Kingsmere Productions / Television / Warner Brothers
Release Oct 31, 1986 (USA)
Released by Warner Brothers


Description:
Featuring a majestic score by Ennio Morricone and lush Oscar-winning cinematography by Chris Menges, Roland Joffe's The Mission examines the events surrounding the Treaty of Madrid in 1750, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and turns this episode into an allegory for the mid-1980s struggles of Latin America. Two European forces are on hand to win the South American natives over to imperialist ways. The plunderers want to extract riches and slaves from the New World. The missionaries, on the other hand, want to convert the Indians to Christianity and win over their souls. Mendoza (Robert De Niro) is an exploiter dabbling in the slave trade. But after he kills his brother Felipe (Aidan Quinn) in a fit of rage, he seeks redemption and calls upon the missionaries to assist him. After repeatedly climbing a cliff with a heavy weight as penance, Mendoza finds redemption and becomes a devout missionary at a settlement run by Gabriel (Jeremy Irons). The missionaries want to promote a new society in which the natives will live together in peace with the Spanish and the Portuguese. But this concept frightens the royal governors, who would rather enslave the natives than encourage peaceful coexistence between the Europeans and the Indians. They order the mission to be burned to the ground. But this event causes a rift between Gabriel, who wants to pray and pursue peaceful resistance, and Mendoza, who wants to take up arms and fight the Europeans. --- Paul Brenner

Although this 1986 Roland Joffe film won high praise, the acclaim was by no means universal. Not a few reviewers criticized it for depicting Christianized natives in 18th Century South America as little more than talking mannequins à la the old Tarzan movies. Many of these same reviewers also maintained that the script and scope of the film restricted the ability of Jeremy Irons (Father Gabriel) and Robert DeNiro (a reformed slave trader named Mendoza) to develop their celluloid alter egos beyond mere symbols of character types. However, almost every critic lauded the glorious cinematography of Chris Menges, who captured the naked beauty of a pristine wilderness --- and the raw brutality of a violent conflict between the noble and the ignoble. To its credit the film raises important questions for people of every age: Do educated, civilized and god-fearing people have a right, or even a duty, to enlighten the uninitiated? Or is it better to heed the words of poet Thomas Gray: "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise"? In the battle scene near the end, perceived heroes and villains alike fall before the fury of bullets and arrows, but it is the innocent native children caught in the crossfire who command the audience's attention. Joffe does quite well in this scene --- and leaves filmgoers with something of substance to think about. --- Mike Cummings


Starring:
Robert De Niro - Mendoza
Jeremy Irons - Gabriel
Ray McAnally - Altamirano
Liam Neeson - Fielding
Aidan Quinn - Felipe
Ronald Pickup - Hontar
Monirak Sisowath - Ibaye
Asuncion Ontiveros - Indian chief
Cherie Lunghi - Carlotta
Rev. Daniel Berrigan - Sebastian
Tony Lawn - Father Provincial
Rafael Camerano - Spanish commander
Maria Teresa Ripoll - Carlotta's Maid
Alejandrino Moya - Chief's Lieutenant
Bercelio Moya - Indian Boy
Juliet Taylor
Joe Daly - Nobleman
Carlos Duplat - Portuguese Commander
Silvestre Chiripua - Indian
Philip Bosco
Chuck Low - Cabeza
Alvaro Guerrero - Jesuit
Sigifredo Ismare - Witch Doctor
Susie Figgis
Rolf Gray - Young Jesuit
Luis Carlos Gonzalez - Boy Singer


Crew:
Roland Joffé - Director
Fernando Chia - Producer
David Puttnam - Producer
Robert Bolt - Screenwriter
Chris Menges - Cinematographer
Ennio Morricone - Composer (Music Score)
Jim Clark - Editor
Stuart Craig - Production Designer
Jack Stephens - Production Designer / Set Designer
Norman Dorme - Art Director
John King - Art Director
George Richardson - Art Director
Iain Smith - Associate Producer
Enrico Sabbatini - Costume Designer
Tommie Manderson - Makeup
Peter Hutchinson - Special Effects
Michael Roberts - Camera Operator
Vic Armstrong - Stunts


Awards:
Best Art Direction (nom) Stuart Craig 1986 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Jack Stephens 1986 Academy
Best Cinematography (win) Chris Menges 1986 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Enrico Sabbatini 1986 Academy
Best Director (nom) Roland Joffé 1986 Academy
Best Editing (nom) Jim Clark 1986 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1986 Academy
Best Score (nom) Ennio Morricone 1986 Academy
Best Cinematography (win) Chris Menges 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Costume Design (win) Enrico Sabbatini 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Director (nom) Roland Joffé 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Film (nom) 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Robert Bolt 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Production Design (nom) Stuart Craig 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Score (nom) Ennio Morricone 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor (nom) Ray McAnally 1986 British Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor (win) Ray McAnally 1986 British Academy Awards
Editing Award (nom) Jim Clark 1986 British Academy Awards
Sound Award (nom) 1986 British Academy Awards
Visual Effects Award (nom) 1986 British Academy Awards
Golden Palm (win) Roland Joffé 1986 Cannes Film Festival
Best Cinematography (win) Chris Menges 1986 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actor (Drama) (nom) Jeremy Irons 1987 Golden Globe
Best Director (nom) Roland Joffé 1987 Golden Globe
Best Film (Drama) (nom) 1987 Golden Globe
Best Score (win) Ennio Morricone 1987 Golden Globe
Best Screenplay (win) Robert Bolt 1987 Golden Globe

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Anyway, it's one of my favorite movies, so I thought I'd mention it... again. 

Love,
Sir J

I haven't seen this one, but Chris Menges is one of my favorite behind the camera people in movies. He has been involved in a number of films of interest here such as Kes, Bloody Kids, Black Beauty, If....., CrissCross, The Lost Son, and Second Best. I'm sure his involvement helped make this a decent film.