Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien ★★½ 1999
In the 19th century, the government sent suspected lepers to the island of Molokai in an effort to stop the spread of infection. The inhabitants were dependant on the efforts of the church to ease their suffering. Father Damien (Wenham) volunteers to go to the island to provide spiritual and physical comfort and care, even at the risk of contracting the disease himself. Based on a true story. 112m/C VHS, DVD . Jan Decleir, David Wenham, Derek Jacobi, Alice Krige, Kris Kris-tofferson, Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Tom Wilkinson; D: Paul Cox; W: John Briley; M: Wim Mertens. VIDEO
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