Ruby and Rata
Ruby and Rata
A Drama and Comedy film released in 1990, Ruby and Rata runs 1h 51m and comes from New Zealand. Soap2Day lists it with Gaylene Preston directing and Yvonne Lawley and Vanessa Rare in the cast. It holds 7.5/10 from 2 votes. 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.
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Country: New Zealand
- Director: Gaylene Preston
- Cast: Yvonne Lawley, Vanessa Rare, Lee Metekingi, Simon Barnett, Deben Bhattacharya, Roussel Dubois, Russell Smith, Ngaire Horton, Alma Woods, Vicky Burrett, Iain Rea, Andrew Robertt
