The Home Song Stories
2007·Drama·1h 43m
7.1
★
A glamorous Hong Kong performer struggles to make a home in suburban 1960s Australia.
Directed by Tony Ayres
australia
suicide
nightclub
unrequited love
interracial marriage
cultural difference
memory
undocumented immigrant
chinese
childhood
nightclub singer
gay director
Trailer
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Cast
Joan Chen
Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
Qi Yuwu
Joe
Joel Lok
Tom
Irene Chen
May
Steven Vidler
Bill
Gabrielle Chan
Winnie
Kerry Walker
Norma
Leo Fong
Wen Xuan
Ferdinand Hoang
Bing Guo
Ivy Mak
Kim
Annette Shun Wah
Adult May
Jamie Oxenbould
Adult Tom(voice)
Crew
Tony Ayres
Director
Tony Ayres
Writer
Antony Partos
Original Music Composer
Liz Watts
Producer
Wouter Barendrecht
Executive Producer
Michael J. Werner
Executive Producer
Anousha Zarkesh
Casting
Cappi Ireland
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
rameez
8.0★ · 05/19/24
soul crushing watch once again. did it for the research essay which im not even gonna be able to write in time so thats badass🔥🔥🔥 #ausscreen #ausscreenfailure #cantwaittorepeatitnextyear
edit: i did finish it and did pretty good
edit: i did finish it and did pretty good
soul crushing watch once again. did it for the research essay which im not even gonna be able to write in time so thats badass🔥🔥🔥 #ausscreen #ausscreenfailure #cantwaittorepeatitnextyear
edit: i did finish it and did pretty good
edit: i did finish it and did pretty good
Andre Lesnjak
5.5★ · 05/06/24
awesome sauce
awesome sauce
rameez
9.0★ · 05/06/24
for a lot of my life i would’ve said i hated my parents. my father? yeah. my mom? no, but would i have answered that if asked? probably yeah.
in some ways these feelings stemmed from my cultural insecurities, in a rejection of my pakistani identity i rejected the link i had to it. in other ways it was my, and probably most kids, inability to see our parents as people, to offer them the same compassion, patience and forgiveness we give to others. an inability to see her as anything more nuanced than perfect or a monster.
its in the smaller moments that the film really captures the complexities of such a relationship so well. the bits of bonding and breakdowns where i see myself, my mother and my brothers in these charcaters despite the differences in circumstances. and its with these moments that the film is able to be so soul crushing.
a very beautiful film. one full of love. definitely recommend it👍
in some ways these feelings stemmed from my cultural insecurities, in a rejection of my pakistani identity i rejected the link i had to it. in other ways it was my, and probably most kids, inability to see our parents as people, to offer them the same compassion, patience and forgiveness we give to others. an inability to see her as anything more nuanced than perfect or a monster.
its in the smaller moments that the film really captures the complexities of such a relationship so well. the bits of bonding and breakdowns where i see myself, my mother and my brothers in these charcaters despite the differences in circumstances. and its with these moments that the film is able to be so soul crushing.
a very beautiful film. one full of love. definitely recommend it👍
for a lot of my life i would’ve said i hated my parents. my father? yeah. my mom? no, but would i have answered that if asked? probably yeah.
in some ways these feelings stemmed from my cultural insecurities, in a rejection of my pakistani identity i rejected the link i had to it. in other ways it was my, and probably most kids, inability to see our parents as people, to offer them the same compassion, patience and forgiveness we give to others. an inability to see her as anything more nuanced than perfect or a monster.
its in the smaller moments that the film really captures the complexities of such a relationship so well. the bits of bonding and breakdowns where i see myself, my mother and my brothers in these charcaters despite the differences in circumstances. and its with these moments that the film is able to be so soul crushing.
a very beautiful film. one full of love. definitely recommend it👍
in some ways these feelings stemmed from my cultural insecurities, in a rejection of my pakistani identity i rejected the link i had to it. in other ways it was my, and probably most kids, inability to see our parents as people, to offer them the same compassion, patience and forgiveness we give to others. an inability to see her as anything more nuanced than perfect or a monster.
its in the smaller moments that the film really captures the complexities of such a relationship so well. the bits of bonding and breakdowns where i see myself, my mother and my brothers in these charcaters despite the differences in circumstances. and its with these moments that the film is able to be so soul crushing.
a very beautiful film. one full of love. definitely recommend it👍
Jasper Noronha
9.0★ · 03/09/26