Illustrious Energy (1988)

  • NR
  • 11/01/1988 (NZ)
  • Drama, History

Overview

Chan and his older mate Kim prospect for gold in 1890s Otago. Marooned until they can pay off their debts and return to China; they’ve been fruitlessly working their claim for 12 and 27 years respectively. Chan faces racism, isolation, extreme weather, threatening surveyors, opium dens and a circus romance.

Leon Narbey

Director, Screenplay

Martin Edmond

Screenplay

Cast

Shaun Bao's headshot

Shaun Bao

Chan
Yip Ha-Lei's headshot

Yip Ha-Lei

Kim
Peter Chin's headshot

Peter Chin

Wong
Desmond Kelly's headshot

Desmond Kelly

Surveyor

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