Flixtheatre

Illustrious Energy

1988 0 min 8.5

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1988-11-01
Production: New Zealand Film Commission, Mirage Films