The Home Song Stories 17 years old

Every Family Has a Story to Hide

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.

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The Home Song Stories Cast

Name Character
Joan Chen She was 46, now 62 years old as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
Ferdinand Hoang as Bing Guo
Kerry Walker She was 59, now 76 years old as Norma
Leo Fong He was 79, now 95 years old as Wen Xuan
Steven Vidler He was 48, now 64 years old as Bill

The Home Song Stories Crew

Name Department
Michael J. Werner as Executive Producer. He was 107 (now 123) years old Production
Melinda Doring as Production Design. She was 107 (now 123) years old Art
Daniel Yun as Executive Producer. He was 49 (now 65) years old Production
Anousha Zarkesh as Casting. Production
Nigel Bluck as Cinematography. Crew
Tony Ayres as Director. He was 46 (now 62) years old Directing
Tony Ayres as Writer. He was 46 (now 62) years old Writing
Wouter Barendrecht as Executive Producer. He was 42 (43) years old when He died Production
Denise Haratzis as Editor. Editing
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The Home Song Stories (17 years)

Every Family Has a Story to Hide

  • Release day: Friday, February 09, 2007
  • Runtime: 103 minutes