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The Home Song Stories

How far do you have to journey to find your home?

Drama1h 43m

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79%

Popcornmeter

6.1

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Storyline

A glamorous Hong Kong performer struggles to make a home in suburban 1960s Australia.

Trailers

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The Home Song Stories Australian trailer

Details

DirectorTony Ayres

ReleasedFeb 9, 2007

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Spark Script Workshop

Film VictoriaMediaCorp Raintree PicturesSBS Independent

Fortissimo FilmsBig & Little Films Pty. Ltd.

Cast

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Qi Yuwu

Qi Yuwu

Joe

Joel Lok

Joel Lok

Tom

Irene Chen

Irene Chen

May

Steven Vidler

Steven Vidler

Bill

Gabrielle Chan

Gabrielle Chan

Winnie

Kerry Walker

Kerry Walker

Norma

Guang Qiao Fenh

Young May

Leo Fong

Leo Fong

Wen Xuan

Ferdinand Hoang

Ferdinand Hoang

Bing Guo

Philip Lau

Chan

Fred Lee

Slick Chinese Man

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

R

Richard Kuipers

RTVarietyAug 25, 2007

A finely chiseled drama about an unstable Chinese mother struggling to reconcile her desires with her children's needs in early '70s Australia, The Home Song Stories speaks bittersweet truths about life in the Chinese diaspora.

D

David Lamble

RTBay Area ReporterJun 2, 2020

Joan Chen gives a harrowing performance...

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Brian Chen

RTFilmcritic.comMay 27, 2008

Whether you walk out of the theater hating, loving, or sympathizing for the director's mother, Stories succeeds in enabling you to see through the eyes of an angry, confused little boy

C

Critic

RTScreenAnarchySep 15, 2007

At its core, The Home Song Stories evokes painful memories, but also brings about the notion of forgiveness, remembering and honouring those memories.

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Information

Title

The Home Song Stories

Released

Feb 9, 2007

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Singapore, Australia

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Status

Released

Studios

Spark Script Workshop, Film Victoria

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