UNCOMMON KINDNESS-FATHER DAMIEN STORY (DVD) DVD

An Uncommon Kindness: The Father Damien Story
Acclaimed actor Robin Williams narrates this heartfelt look at a Belgian priest whose selfless determination to ease the suffering of others came at the height of Hawaii's horrific leprosy epidemic. The year was 1872 and leprosy was sweeping through the Hawaiian islands. In a desperate bid to isolate the disease and prevent it from spreading any further than it already had, the government quickly established a bleak and remote leprosy settlement on the island of Molokai. Abandoned by their fellow man and forced to live on an island that had no medical care, scarce food, and minimal shelter, the quarantined population of Molokai seemed doomed to die an unimaginable death. Despite the perceived loss of hope in that dark hour, relief would soon come when in 1883 a youthful Belgian priest requested to be transferred to the island in order to care for the ailing leprosy victims. In the years that followed Father Damien would serve as an angel of mercy to hundreds of suffering people whose slow and grueling deaths would have otherwise been as lonely as they were painful. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 60 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Father Damien Story - An Uncommon Kindness 1. Long Journey Home [6:44] 2. De Veuster Family [6:36] 3. Kalaupapa [7:55] 4. Ray of Hope [7:41] 5. Grave Rumors [7:07] 6. Helping Hands [9:15] 7. St. Joseph's Church [6:35] 8. Living Legacy [6:37]