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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Ka'iulani, a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, is raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American businessmen. After being sent to England as a child by her Scottish father, Ka'iulani returns to Hawaii and becomes a political activist who fights to retain her throne, even though she must leave her English paramour.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes21%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc ForbyDirector
- Marc ForbyScreenplay
- Stephen WarbeckOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Q'orianka KilcherPrincess Ka'iulani
- Barry PepperThurston
- Will PattonSanford B. Dole
- Jimmy YuillArchie Cleghorn
- Shaun EvansClive Davies
- Arlene NewmanWoman in New York
- Olivia MardonDuchess
- Julian GloverCast
- Peter BanksCast
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Themes
princesshawaiibiographybased on true storyhistorical figurepolitical activistnative hawaiian9th century