The Wind & the Reckoning

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The Wind & the Reckoning

Released Nov 4, 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

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

May 25, 2023

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

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.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 25, 2023

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Joel Fisher

Battle Royale With Cheese

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

Jun 5, 2023

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Daniel M. Kimmel

North Shore Movies

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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 2, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

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

May 27, 2023

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

An epic tale weighted with meaning for Hawaiian viewers.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 12, 2023

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Nancy

Using the Hawaiian language with English subtitles, the story of how the infected people how their sickness was dealt with. The greed and disrespect for the local people, when they came from foreign places.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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Debra Young

I love to learn the history of the family that escaped having to go to Molokai and being torn apart they are such a strong family united

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/22

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Dawn

Excellent film! Beautifully made. A must-see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/22

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Christina

The story and the superb acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/22

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Pamela

Authentic language and culture. True depiction. Powerful true story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/22

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Yolanda

Well done movie. Actors reached their audiences. Scenes were breath taking! A must see movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/22

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Synopsis

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
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 34m

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