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.

• Preston-Laing Productions
• New Zealand Film Commission
• Yvonne Lawley
• Vanessa Rare
• Lee Metekingi
• Simon Barnett
• Deben Bhattacharya
• Roussel Dubois
• Russell Smith
• Ngaire Horton