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
More From encyclopedia.com
Father , fa·ther / ˈfä[voicedth]ər/ • n. 1. a man in relation to his natural child or children. ∎ a man who has continuous care of a child, esp. by adoption;… Aru Islands , Moluccas (Maluku) Island group and province in e Indonesia, between Sulawesi (w) and New Guinea (e); the capital is Ambon. The fabled Spice Islands w… Story , sto·ry1 / ˈstôrē/ • n. (pl. -ries) 1. an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment: an adventure story I'm going to tell… Galapagos Islands , Galápagos Islands, a group of nineteen volcanic islands and numerous islets in the eastern Pacific, lying astride the equator, 600 miles west of main… The Bahamas , LOCATION : Bahamas
POPULATION : 307,451
LANGUAGE : English; Bahamian dialect
RELIGION : Christianity
INTRODUCTION
Although the islands of the Bahamas… Perinatal Infection , Definition
Perinatal infections are those infections affecting the mother during a pregnancy , and may be transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy,…
About this article
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien