Illustrious Energy

Name: Illustrious Energy
Director: Leon Narbey
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1988-11-01
Rating: 8
Cast: Shaun Bao, Yip Ha-Lei, Peter Chin, Desmond Kelly

HDIMDB: 8.0

Illustrious Energy (1988) is a drama, history directed by Leon Narbey rated 8.0/10.

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.

Released: 1988-11-01

Duration: N/A

Genre: Drama, History

Country: New Zealand

Director: Leon Narbey

Writer: Leon Narbey, Martin Edmond

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

Production: New Zealand Film Commission, Mirage Films