Illustrious Energy (1988)

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.

Year1988

GenresDramaHistory

Production countriesNew Zealand

Production companies

Mirage Films

Illustrious Energy

Reviews and Discussion

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