David Wenham
Father Damien
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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien is a 1999 biographical film of Father Damien, a Belgian priest working at the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. It was directed by Paul Cox.
Mar 17, 1999 · Molokai: Directed by Paul Cox. With David Wenham, Kate Ceberano, Jan Decleir, Chris Haywood. The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
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- Biography, Drama
- Paul Cox
- 1999-03-17
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Based on a true story, this drama focuses on Father Damien (David Wenham), a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium who takes up a post at a Hawaiian leprosy settlement.
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- Paul Cox
- PG
- David Wenham
Molokai: The Story Of Father Damien. The touching story of Father Damien, who went to the island of Molokai to minister to the lepers who had been exiled there. 36 IMDb 6.9 2 h 2 min 1999. X-Ray PG.
- 122 min
Aug 19, 2013 · To deal with the leprosy problem in the Hawaiian Islands in 1872, sufferers were relentlessly exiled to Molokai, a barren isle off the coast. There they lived in miserable surroundings, abandoned by the outside world. To alleviate their fate, Father Damien was the first priest to go to Molokai.
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Enter the courageous Father Damien. He was the first priest to go to Molokai. And even though his bishop strictly warned him that "he must not touch anyone," Father Damien risked his life and health to reach out to the suffering. Gradually, Father Damien was able to gain the trust of the lepers.
