Ruby and Rata (1990)
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.
Release Date : July 14, 1990
Runtime : 111m
Companies : Preston-Laing Productions, New Zealand Film Commission
Countries : New Zealand
Keywords : woman director, landlady tenant relationship, troublemaker, elderly lady