The Wind & the Reckoning

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The Wind & the Reckoning

2022

1h 34m

Drama

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1893. The Hawaiian Kingdom has been overthrown by a Western power just as an outbreak of leprosy engulfs the tropical paradise. The new government orders all Native Hawaiians suspected of having the foreign disease banished permanently to a remote colony on the island of Moloka'i that is known as 'the island of the living grave'. When a local cowboy named Ko'olau (Jason Scott Lee) and his young son Kalei (Kahiau Perreira) contract the dreaded disease, they refuse to allow their family to be separated, sparking an armed clash with brutal white island authorities that will make Ko'olau and his wife, Pi'ilani (Lindsay Marie Anuhea Watson) heroes for the ages. Based on real-life historical events as told through the memoirs of Pi'ilani herself.

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Concepción de León

New York Times

05/25/2023

Sadly, the film does not carry the emotional punch that the subject matter warrants.

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

09/25/2023

2/5

This seems to be one of the first Hawaiian language film with international distribution, but while it tells a story worth knowing, the acting is uneven and there are other questionable choices made by this production.

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Joel Fisher

Battle Royale With Cheese

06/05/2023

The Wind & The Reckoning brings the true story to life without embellishment and does so with a beautiful cinematography.

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Daniel M. Kimmel

North Shore Movies

06/02/2023

3.5/5

Watching THE WIND AND THE RECKONING one can’t help but think of Florida, where its governor believes people have to be “protected” from being exposed to the country’s tragic legacy of racism, the filmmakers here pull no punches.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

05/27/2023

Mildly engaging with breathtaking, poetic scenery, but emotionally hollow, tedious and undercooked.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

05/12/2023

3.5/5

An epic tale weighted with meaning for Hawaiian viewers.

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J B

@RT86901892 08/10/2024

Must watch film about the importance of family, loyalty and sacrifice. Based off a true story, this beautifully filmed and acted movie gives you a glimpse into the Hawaiian culture and the atrocities committed by the government during the late 1800’s outbreak of leprosy on the islands. Truly moving work of cinema.

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Mark O

@RT04082496 07/20/2024

Great movie about the Hawaiian culture and the horrible treatment of the Native Hawaiians by the invaders of the mainland. Or should I say colonists. Lindsay Watson is amazing and the wife and mother who was infected by leprocy. Big fan of Jason Scott Lee. Must see for those who love the Hawaiian culture and want to learn more of their history. Well told story and great acting. Aloha.

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Mitchell T

@RT26495015 07/19/2024

An aloha spirited, poignant film beautifully shot in Kauai told in the native Hawaiian language... Although tragic; I was left grinning...still...running against the wind... Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i

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Bonnyjean M

@RT26685744 07/12/2024

Powerful and enlightening.

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James E

@RT84787978 07/11/2024

If you’re looking for a thriller or fast-paced action film, this is not that. Instead, it’s a deeply respectful dramatization of actual events. A plethora of wide, sweeping, gorgeous scenes occur slowly and intentionally setting the heavy tone of loss and death spiked with the passion for life that Hawaiians speak and portray so vividly. A solid cast of believable characters and enough native language is spoken that the viewer can thoroughly settle into the moments. This film does its tragic story and the island of Moloka’i justice in every way, a rare feat Hollywood never seems to achieve. Mahalo.

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April

06/19/2023

Heartfelt and gripping based on authentic historical event with Hawaii actors and spoken in mostly Hawaiian language. Loved that it focused on Native Hawaiians rather than non-Hawaiians living in Hawaii

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1893. The Hawaiian Kingdom has been overthrown by a Western power just as an outbreak of leprosy engulfs the tropical paradise. The new government orders all Native Hawaiians suspected of having the foreign disease banished permanently to a remote colony on the island of Moloka'i that is known as 'the island of the living grave'. When a local cowboy named Ko'olau (Jason Scott Lee) and his young son Kalei (Kahiau Perreira) contract the dreaded disease, they refuse to allow their family to be separated, sparking an armed clash with brutal white island authorities that will make Ko'olau and his wife, Pi'ilani (Lindsay Marie Anuhea Watson) heroes for the ages. Based on real-life historical events as told through the memoirs of Pi'ilani herself.

Director: David L. Cunningham
Producer: David L. Cunningham, John Fusco, Dale Armin Johnson, Angela Laprete
Screenwriter: John Fusco
Distributor: Lynmar Entertainment
Production Co: Jumping Flea Productions, Lynmar Entertainment, GTA Development Fund, 101st Street Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 34m

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