The Home Song Stories
Drama > Completed > 103 mins > 35 mm Anamorphic
The Home Song Stories available now on DVD, visit the Madman website to order your copy online!
The Home Song Stories is the true story of Rose, a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer, who struggles to survive in seventies Australia with two young children. Based on writer/director Tony Ayres’ own life, THE HOME SONG STORIES is an epic tale of mothers and sons, mothers and daughters, unrequited love, betrayal and secrets.
a BIG AND LITTLE FILMS and PORCHLIGHT FILMS production
Screenings World Premiere - Official Selection (Panorama) 2007 Berlin Film Festival , Australian Premiere - 2007 Adelaide Film Festival (In Competition), 2007 Melbourne International Film Festival, 2007 Sydney International Film Festival, 2007 Toronto International FIlm Festival, 2007 Edinburgh Film Festival
Awards and Prizes Winner of 8 AFI Awards, including Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Actress, Winner of 5 IF Awards, including Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor, Best Screenplay, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Winner of 2 Golden Horse Awards - Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay, Winner of Best Film Award, Hawaii International Film Festival, Winner of the 2007 AWGIE Award for Best Feature Film Script.
Cast Joan Chen, Qi Yuwu, Joel Lok, Irene Chen, Steve Vidler, Kerry Walker
Writer/Director: Tony Ayres
Exec Producers: Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner,
Daniel Yun, Liz Koops
Producers: Liz Watts, Michael McMahon
Investors: Australian Film Finance Corporation, Film Victoria,
SBS Independent, Mediacorp Raintree
Sales and Distribution: Fortissimo Film Sales (World), Dendy Films (Australasia)