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With Yoson An, Alyssa Sutherland, Christopher James Baker, Sam Wang. 1857, the charismatic headman of the Chinese mining camp struggles to maintain the fragile harmony between Chinese and European diggers when a murdered European woman is discovered to have links to the Chinese community.
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- 2021-10-13
- Drama, History, Western
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. 2021 Nominee AACTA Award. Best Miniseries or Telefeature. Kylie Du Fresne. Elisa Argenzio. 2021 Winner AACTA Award. Best Original Score in Television.
- A Chinese Australian Tale
- The Gold Rush on screen
- Historical Voices Together
Chinese migration patterns to Australia were largely based on regional associations, particularly in the localities of Toi Shan, Sze Yup and Sam Yup in Guangdong, Southern China. These regional associations and “brotherhoods”, as they are referred to in the series, were labour recruiting mechanisms similar to the one Wei Shing runs at this Chinese ...
Australian goldfields life has been shown on television before, notably Rush, the Victorian gold rush era drama from the 1970s. But the obvious cultural point of reference is Deadwood(2004-06), David Milch’s multi-layered historical narrative based on the 1850s gold-rush town in the Black Hills Indian Cession, a region that subsequently became Sout...
New Gold Mountain emphasises the little told history of the Chinese on the diggings. The paradoxical nature of the colonial gold seeking era is best understood when all the historical voices are heard together. If one story dominates, much of the historical themes which help to explain Australian society in the present day are missed. The show also...
- Keir Reeves
New Gold Mountain is an Australian drama miniseries which premiered on 13 October 2021 on SBS. The four-part miniseries is a Goalpost Television production which was created by Peter Cox, directed by Corrie Chen and executive produced by Kylie du Fresne.
Oct 14, 2021 · New Gold Mountain is a captivating achievement that centres on Chinese-Australian characters fighting to make their way in an unforgiving world. Though dense at times, the show has an exciting sense of place, wonderful performances, and steadily builds towards a rewarding conclusion.
New Gold Mountain tells the untold story of the Australian gold rush from the perspective of Chinese miners who risked everything for a chance at unlikely fortune in a new land.
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New Gold Mountain tells the untold story of the Australian gold rush from the perspective of Chinese miners who risked everything for a chance at unlikely fortune in a new land.
