Synopsis
Kingdom of Hawaii, 1866. Fearful that leprosy would spread throughout the archipelago, the king banishes the sick to the island of Molokai. In 1873, the Belgian Catholic missionary Damien de Veuster arrives on the island to help improve the lives of its unfortunate inhabitants.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis LuciaDirector
- Salvador Ruiz de LunaOriginal Music Composer
- Jaime García HerranzScreenplay
Cast
- Javier EscriváDamián de Veuster
- Roberto CamardielCast
- Gérard TichyCast
- Marcela YurfaCast
- Nani FernándezCast
- Francisco CamoirasCast
- Carlos CasaravillaCast
- Ángel ArandaCast
- María ArellanoCast
- Héctor BianciottiCast
- Luis MorrisCast
- Pedro Rodríguez de QuevedoCast
Themes
faithhawaiileprosybased on true storyleper colonycatholic priestmissionary priest19th centuryisolated islandisolated community