The Wind & the Reckoning

Sep 24, 2022

1h 34m

★ 10.0

Overview

As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated exile, taking a courageous stand against the provisional government. Inspired by real-life events.

Genres

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Lynmar Entertainment

101st Street Entertainment

GTA Development Fund

Jumping Flea Productions

The Wind & the Reckoning Trailers

Cast

McCabe

Henry Ian Cusick

Marshall Hitchcock

Johnathon Schaech

Ko'olau

Jason Scott Lee

Anderson

Lance Kerwin

Lee

Ron Yuan

Pi'ilani

Lindsay Watson

Sheriff Stoltz

Matt Corboy

Patch

Sisa Grey

Henriquez

Alex Farnham

Kapahei "Judge" Kauai

Kelemete Misipeka

Paoa

Stuart Featheran

Babcock

Nick Masciangelo

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