Joan Chen stars as Rose a former Shanghai lounge singer who follows her heart – and a sailor – to Australia. Tony Ayres semi-autobiographical film recounts his memories of his mother uprooting them and migrating from Hong Kong to Oz in the early 1970’s and their struggles to survive in a foreign land. This is a drama of the highest calibre; the performances are emotionally rich, the writing is non judgemental and brutally honest. Ayres won Best Director and Writer at the Australian Film Institute Awards, while Chen won Best Actress.

THE HOME SONG STORIES
Tony Ayres
Duration: 99’
Production: Michael McMahon – Big and Little Films
e Liz Watts – Porchlight Films
Original Language: English and Cantonese
Subtitles: English in the Cantonese-spoken sections
Price: MOP 50