movie backdrop
Illustrious Energy

Illustrious Energy

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1988

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

85%

Original Title

Illustrious Energy

Production Companies

New Zealand Film Commission, Mirage Films

Director

Leon Narbey

Description

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.