Illustrious Energy
1988, English. Directed by Leon Narbey.
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.
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- English
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- Released
- 1 November 1988
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Leon Narbey, Martin Edmond
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Who directed Illustrious Energy?
Illustrious Energy (1988) was directed by Leon Narbey and stars Shaun Bao, Yip Ha-Lei, Peter Chin.