Simple Courage Movie Review 1994

Describes the life of Fr. Damien, a Catholic missionary from Belgium, who dedicated 16 years of his career to caring for lepers. Explains the emotional pain of the aflicted being banished and abandoned on an isolated peninsula. Winner of the National Educational Film and Video Festival, 1994; EMMY Award, 1993; San Francisco Asian American International Film Showcase, 1993; Dreamspeakers Festival, Alberta, 1993; CINE Gold Eagle, 1992.

Distribution

Filmakers Library, Inc., 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (212)808-4980, Toll-free: 800-555-9815, Fax: (212)808-4983, Email: info@filmakers.com, URL: http://www.filmakers.com

Available on VHS
Running time 58 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Sociology, Asia, Diseases