Ruby and Rata
An old lady, a would-be rock singer, and a delinquent child... with more in common than they realise.
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.
- Year: 1990
- Country: New Zealand
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Preston-Laing Productions, New Zealand Film Commission
- Keyword: woman director, landlady tenant relationship, troublemaker, elderly lady
- Director: Gaylene Preston
- Cast: Yvonne Lawley, Vanessa Rare, Lee Metekingi, Simon Barnett, Deben Bhattacharya, Roussel Dubois
