The Home Song Stories Page #5

Synopsis: Rose, a Shanhainese songstress singing at nightclubs in HongKong during the 60's, marries an Australian sailor and migrates with her young son and daughter to Melbourne. Her past filled with lost innocence, she begins a cycle of dependence and desperation to create a family for herself and her children, culminating with her affair with Qi, an illegal immigrant from HongKong. Watched through the eyes of her young son, the mother's journey reveals painful truths about the human condition, the love of family and self, and the price we pay for growing up.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Tony Ayres
Production: Dendy Films
  20 wins & 29 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Year:
2007
103 min
Website
164 Views


You little slut.

How can you betray your own mother?

Come over here.

Look at that face. Look at yourself.

This is the face that killed your mother.

Are you proud of yourself?

Kill your own mother!

Open the door!

I should never have had you.

I should never have had you.

You've ruined my life.

I should have gotten rid of you.

But few of these creatures can live

on the continent itself,

except in summer.

Protected only by fur or feathers,

the rest must retreat to the edge of the ice pack

when winter comes.

For the men on the ice,

this is the loneliest time.

Memories of homes and families become...

Promise me that you won't touch her again.

Then I'll forgive you.

You're crazy.

Promise me you won't touch her,

and you can stay.

Where's May?

She's in the bathroom.

Are you all right? Come out.

Let her rot in there.

Come out! Don't be afraid.

Come out! Don't be afraid.

I'm here, nobody can hurt you.

Come out.

Are you all right?

May! May!

May! May!

Look what you've done.

She's your daughter!

Little man...

be strong, look after your family.

They're all useless. Selfish.

You slave all your life for them

then they treat you like this!

You should make her kowtow to you.

Beg for your forgiveness.

Dear God, please look after my sister...

Dear God, please look after my sister...

Dear God, please look after my sister...

Dear God, please look after my sister...

Dear God, please look after my sister...

Ma, there's nothing for breakfast.

I brought you some stuff.

So you can study.

Thanks...

I wasn't sure if you wanted to

history or geography,

so I brought both.

You should be at school.

School's for retards.

You're a retard.

How's mum?

Still asleep.

Why? What's wrong with her?

I don't know.

Did you ring a doctor?

No.

Tom, you have to watch

everything she does.

You know what she's like.

You have to take care of her!

Why should l?

Because she's your mum.

I don't care!

Don't say that!

-It's true, I don't care! -Don't!

-I hate her! -Stop it!

-Shut up! -I wish she was dead!

One heart.

One diamond.

No bid.

Dede.

You won't be long here, right?

Ai ya! You poor mother.

Have such a hard life.

Here's our young guest. Come in.

Hi, little man!

Hello, Uncle Joe.

Not much space,

but we work something out.

Ai ya! The crab was bad.

Don't go in there.

One day, you will be even more beautiful.

More beautiful than your mother.

I'll never be as beautiful as you.

You must learn to cherish life.

Life is a gift.

I wasn't always like this, Shao Wah.

I want to tell you a story.

Is that all right?

Because I was the youngest girl,

I had the lowliest place in the family.

Stupid girl!

Do you think you can waste our food?

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Tony Ayres

Tony Ayres (born 16 July 1961) is a Portuguese Macau-born Australian showrunner, screenwriter, director in television and feature film. He is most notable for his films Walking on Water and The Home Song Stories, as well his work in television, including working as the showrunner on The Slap and teen adventure series Nowhere Boys. more…

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