Illustrious Energy

8.5

0m

1988

Drama, History

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.

Starring

Shaun Bao, Yip Ha-Lei, Peter Chin, Desmond Kelly

Directed By

Leon Narbey