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Ruby and Rata
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Ruby and Rata

Jul 14, 1990
1h 51m
★ 5.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
Comedy

Production Companies

Preston-Laing Productions
New Zealand Film Commission

Ruby and Rata Trailers

Cast

Yvonne Lawley

Ruby

Yvonne Lawley

Vanessa Rare

Rata

Vanessa Rare

Lee Metekingi

Willie

Lee Metekingi

Simon Barnett

Buckle

Simon Barnett

Deben Bhattacharya

Ramesh

Deben Bhattacharya

Roussel Dubois

Sike

Roussel Dubois

Russell Smith

Social Worker

Russell Smith

Ngaire Horton

Mrs. Stickle

Ngaire Horton

Alma Woods

Mrs. Shearer

Alma Woods

Vicky Burrett

Mrs. Spindle

Vicky Burrett

Iain Rea

Traffic Officer

Iain Rea

Andrew Robertt

Salesman

Andrew Robertt

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