| Location: | Fiji |
| Subject: | leprosy; history; public health |
| Length: | 60 minutes |
| Format: | 1/2 inch VHS, PAL, NTSC |
| Hue: | Color |
| Year Released: | 1999 |
| Series: | |
| Director: | Bob Madey and Larry Thomas |
| Producer: | X-Isle Productions |
| Distributor: | Larry Thomas, (thomas_l@usp.ac.fj), Literature and Language Department, University of the South Pacific |
| Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 19722 |
| Description: | Compassionate Exile tells a story of the Makogai leprosarium in Fiji, which served much of the South Pacific from 1911 to 1969. The video follows the reminiscences of four subjects, three of whom were patients and one who was born on the island. It also uses archival documents. It crosses the disciplinary boundaries of history, sociology, medicine, public health, and religious studies. |
| Record No: | 371 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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