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Illustrious Energy

Illustrious Energy

8.0 (3) ·1988 ·Movie
Drama History

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.

Top Cast

Shaun Bao
Chan
Yip Ha-Lei
Yip Ha-Lei
Kim
Peter Chin
Wong
Desmond Kelly
Surveyor

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