Princess Ka'iulani

IMDb link: 1185344
IMDb rating: 6.2 (1,993 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, Romance, History
Director: Marc Forby
Cast: Barry Pepper, Shaun Evans, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jimmy Yuill and others

Release date: 14 May 2010
Release year: 2009
Runtime: 130 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Keywords: two word title, male twins, honolulu hawaii, dead mother, father daughter relationship, england, steamship, death of uncle, girls' boarding school, man woman romance

Plot:

Inspired by true events. Princess Ka'iulani is the daughter of a Hawaiian princess and a Scottish businessman. As a teenager, she is sent to England to be educated, but after the death of her uncle King Kalakaua and the accession of her aunt Queen Liliu'okalani, Ka'iulani becomes the next heir to the throne. The possibility of U.S. annexation is looming and the rights of her people are threatened. Ka'iulani is torn between life in England with handsome young suitor Clive Davies or returning to her beloved Hawai'i.

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