New Zealand / Nov 01, 1988
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Illustrious Energy |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Mirage Films |
| Release date | 1 novembre 1988 |
| Production | Chris Hampson, Don Reynolds |
| Writer | Leon Narbey, Martin Edmond |
| Casting | Annette Loader |
| Editing | David Coulson |
| Assistant directors | Richard A. Barker, Leon Narbey |
| Production design | Jeanelle Aston |
| Art direction | Jeanelle Aston |
| Set decoration | Jeanelle Aston |
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| Music | Jan Preston |
| Sound | Jan Preston |
| Costume design | Trixie Woodill |
| Makeup | Trixie Woodill |
| Hairstyling | Trixie Woodill |
Release dates
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