Illustrious Energy
1988 · Director: Leon Narbey
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Illustrious Energy (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Anxiety10%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Details
- Directed by
- Leon Narbey
- Written by
- Leon Narbey, Martin Edmond
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Country
- New Zealand
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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