The Home Song Stories (2007)
3.7 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
Tom (Joel Lok), a Chinese Australian man in his early forties, writes about his childhood. We see the story unfold as he does. It is 1964. Tom's mother, Rose Hong (Joan Chen), a beautiful and glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer, meets Bill (Steven Vidler), an Australian sailor, and migrates to Victoria with her two children, Tom and May. However, their marriage is short-lived and Rose and her children move to Sydney, where she spends the next seven years working in Chinese restaurants.In 1971, Rose, May and Tom return to the outer suburbs of Melbourne to live with Bill. Rose and Bill are attempting to reconcile. Much to her chagrin, Rose learns that Bill's mother Norma (Kerry Walker) also lives in Bill's house. When Bill is called away by the Navy, a battle ensues between the two women for control of the house, a battle which Norma eventually wins, kicking Rose and her children out. - Actors:
- Joan Chen, Yuwu Qi, Joel Lok, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler, Kerry Walker, Gabrielle Chan, Guang Qiao Fenh, Leo Fong, Ferdinand Hoang, Philip Lau, Fred Lee, Yang Li, Ivy Mak, Nicholas Opolski
- Directors:
- Tony Ayres
- Writers:
- Tony Ayres
- Genres:
- Drama
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