The Home Song Stories (2007)

Original title

意

Directed by

Tony Ayres

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese woman struggles to raise her two children in 1960s Australia while haunted by her past. The story follows their family life as she navigates love, loss, and the harsh realities of being an immigrant.

poignantpersonalbittersweetintimateautobiographicalmelancholicreflectiveemotional

What happens

The Home Song Stories is a 2007 Australian tragedy film written and directed by Tony Ayres, loosely based on aspects of his life. It stars Joan Chen, Joel Lok, Qi Yuwu, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler and Kerry Walker. The film premiered at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2007, and was released in Australia on 23 August 2007, by Dendy Films. It was announced as the Australian entry for the Foreign Language Film category of the Oscars, but was not nominated, and received a total of nine nominations at the 2007 Inside Film Awards, winning five. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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