The Home Song Stories
Every Family Has a Story to Hide
2007 | 103m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Tony Ayres |
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| Writer: | Tony Ayres |
| Staring: |
| Tom, now in his 40s, begins to write the memoirs of his 1960s childhood, as the little boy whose mother Rose was a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer. When Rose meets Aussie sailor Bill, they are quickly married, and she packs up Tom and his older sister May to head for Melbourne. The marriage just as quickly breaks up and Rose moves with the kids to Sydney. After a succession of male friends and little success, in 1971 Rose moves back to Melbourne, in an uncomfortable arrangement living again with Bill – and his mother. With Bill called away to sea, Rose takes up with young Chinese cook Joe, but despair and conflicts over May's relationship with Joe tear the family further apart. Little Tom is deeply hurt, but May's ongoing conflict with her mother takes a respite when Rose tells her daughter about her traumatic teenage years. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 09, 2007 |
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| Director: | Tony Ayres |
| Writer: | Tony Ayres |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, nightclub, australia, unrequited love, interracial marriage, cultural difference, memory, undocumented immigrant, chinese, childhood, nightclub singer, gay director |
| Production Companies | New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fortissimo Films, SBS Independent, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Porchlight Films, ScreenWest, Film Victoria, Spark Script Workshop, Big & Little Films Pty. Ltd., Lotterywest, Australian Film Board |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Chen | Rose Hong / Hong Meigui |
| Qi Yuwu | Joe |
| Joel Lok | Tom |
| Irene Chen | May |
| Steven Vidler | Bill |
| Kerry Walker | Norma |
| Gabrielle Chan | Winnie |
| Guang Qiao Fenh | Young May |
| Leo Fong | Wen Xuan |
| Ferdinand Hoang | Bing Guo |
| Philip Lau | Chan |
| Fred Lee | Slick Chinese Man |
| Yang Li | Mr. Sun |
| Ivy Mak | Kim |
| Annette Shun Wah | Adult May |
| Jesse Rowles | Nameless foe |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tony Ayres | Writer, Director |
| Anousha Zarkesh | Casting |
| Antony Partos | Music |
| Denise Haratzis | Editor |
| Melinda Doring | Production Design |
| Glen W. Johnson | Set Decoration |
| Cappi Ireland | Costume Design |
| Paul Kiely | Script Supervisor |
| Nigel Bluck | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wouter Barendrecht | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Werner | Executive Producer |
| Michael McMahon | Producer |
| Liz Watts | Producer |
| Liz Koops | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Yun | Executive Producer |
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