Ruby and Rata

Ruby and Rata (1990)

An old lady, a would-be rock singer, and a delinquent child... with more in common than they realise.

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1990-07-14
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Preston-Laing Productions
  • Production Country: New Zealand
  • Director: Gaylene Preston
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Summary

Ruby, an 83 year old trying to dodge a retirement home, rents a room to Rata, a solo mum with sidelines in music and benefit fraud. Rata's son is into arson and shoplifting, while Ruby's nephew is a hapless yuppie wannabe. Marginalised by the deregulated economy of the '80s and living on their wits, they may just find common cause despite themselves.

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  • Yvonne Lawley

    as Ruby
  • Vanessa Rare

    as Rata
  • Lee Metekingi

    as Willie
  • Simon Barnett

    as Buckle
  • Deben Bhattacharya

    as Ramesh
  • Roussel Dubois

    as Sike
  • Russell Smith

    as Social Worker
  • Ngaire Horton

    as Mrs. Stickle
  • Alma Woods

    as Mrs. Shearer
  • Vicky Burrett

    as Mrs. Spindle
  • Iain Rea

    as Traffic Officer
  • Andrew Robertt

    as Salesman
Production Robin Laing Producer
Production Gaylene Preston Co-Producer
Sound Jonathan Crayford Music
Production Diana Rowan Casting
Art Robert Gillies Production Design
Art Matt Murphy Art Direction
Editing Christine Jeffs Assistant Editor
Directing Gaylene Preston Director
Writing Gaylene Preston Writer
Crew Leon Narbey Cinematography
Editing Paul Sutorius Editor