Illustrious Energy

Drama, History · 1988

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.

Starring

Leon Narbey, Shaun Bao, Leon Narbey, Yip Ha-Lei, David Coulson, Peter Chin, Jan Preston, Desmond Kelly, Martin Edmond

Director

Leon Narbey

Producer

Chris Hampson