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Illustrious Energy 1988 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.

Production Country New Zealand
Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Production Companies New Zealand Film Commission , Mirage Films
Release Date 1 November 1988
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