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Illustrious Energy (1988)

★ 8.0/10 Drama, History New Zealand English
Director: Leon Narbey
Screenplay by: Leon Narbey, Martin Edmond
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Shaun Bao Chan
Yip Ha-Lei
Yip Ha-Lei Kim
Peter Chin Wong
Desmond Kelly Surveyor

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