The read
It runs a compact 43m.
Synopsis
After prospector Albert Hunt (Ron Burt) registers a gold claim near Ōkārito, he finds himself accompanied by hundreds of fellow miners — who refuse to let Hunt out of their sights, as he returns to the site via water-logged forests and beaches. The darkly poetic tale of what men can do after they smell gold was partly shot on location on the West Coast. The opening features Sam Neill and Close to Home veteran Tony Curran, among Hunt's fireside colleagues.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob CameronDirector
- Peter CoatesDirector
- Peter CoatesWriter
- Rob CameronWriter
Cast
- Ron BurtAlbert Hunt
- John BatstoneWilliam Hunt
- Tony Currie'Black' Sam McMeikan
- Sam NeillBradley
- Jimmy MaxwellQuinlan
- Paul HarteRyan
- Bill CoughlanKennedy
- Ross JollyFindlay
- Charles WalkerGraham
- Gil O'SullivanShiels
- David BulgerFoley