Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

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Movie
Original title Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Country of production Belgium , Netherlands , Australia
original language English , Latin , Hawaiian , French
Publishing year 1999
length 109 minutes
Rod
Director Paul Cox
script John Briley
production John Briley
Andy Howard
Anton Kramer
Grietje Lammertyn
Tarsicius Vanhuysse
Alex Verbaere
music Paul Grabowsky
camera Nino Gaetano Martinetti
cut Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
John Scott
Ludo Troch
occupation

The feature film Molokai: The Story of Father Damien was made in 1999 as a Belgian-Dutch-Australian co-production and is based on the Belgian saint Damian de Veuster , who cared for lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi . The film is based on a literary model by Hilde Eynikel . The film premiered on March 17, 1999 in Belgium.

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In the 19th century, lepers were isolated on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi . Religious priest Damian de Veuster volunteered to look after the sick on the island. There he gives consolation to the sick and celebrates services in the dilapidated chapel. When after three months he has the opportunity to return home, he wishes to stay on the island. He befriends the Protestant William Williamson, who dies to his grief a little later.

He gets some hope when he and Dr. Kalewis distributed a medicine from China to the islanders, which has already achieved initial success in Trinidad. A little later, Dr. Kalewis informed him that he wanted to get married and could no longer live on the island.

Princess Liliuokalani of Honolulu visits the island and is touched by the fate of the sick. On the initiative of Father Damian and with his active support, a new church is being built on the island.

Father Damian is dismayed when Dr. Kalewis noticed symptoms of leprosy in him. Dr. Clifford's brother sends Joseph Dutton to the island to take care of Father Damian. He tells Father Damian that a hospital is to be built in Honolulu with money that was intended for Father Damian. For this, the mother of the order Marianne wants to send six nuns to the island after Father Damian had asked the government in vain for religious sisters for support. Prime Minister Gibson and Reverend Appleyard take immediate action to prevent this; Father Damian's intervention remains unsuccessful. Only with the intervention of Princess Liliuokalani does the situation resolve.

Although Father Damian is getting weaker and weaker due to his illness, he continues to work tirelessly for the islanders. He collapses at the altar; Mother Marianne takes care of him. A little later, Father Damian dies of his illness.

Awards
  • The Australian Film Institute -Preisverleihungen in 2002 went AFI Award nominations at David Wenham as Best Actor ( Best Actor in a Leading Role ) and to John Briley for the Best Adapted Screenplay ( Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source )

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