Ruby and Rata

An old lady, a would-be rock singer, and a delinquent child... with more in common than they realise.

Ruby and Rata — Plot

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
• 111 min
• Genres
• Drama, Comedy
• Director
• Gaylene Preston

Ruby and Rata — Cast

Yvonne Lawley Ruby Vanessa Rare Rata

L

Lee Metekingi Willie

S

Simon Barnett Buckle

D

Deben Bhattacharya Ramesh Roussel Dubois Sike

R

Russell Smith Social Worker

N

Ngaire Horton Mrs. Stickle