Movie

Illustrious Energy

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.

Director

Leon Narbey

Screenplay

Leon Narbey

Screenplay

Martin Edmond

Status

Released

Release date

01/11/1988

Original language

English