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Molokai: la isla maldita

Molokai: la isla maldita (1959)

1959-08-21 · 101 min · Rating 4.00/10 (3 votes)

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.

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19th century based on true story catholic priest faith hawaii isolated community isolated island leper colony leprosy missionary priest