The Home Song Stories Page #2

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
175 Views


Come on, let's get out of here.

Bye-bye. Bye.

She go soon.

Here is better than a boarding house.

You're a crazy woman.

You cannot escape my jade sword,

Stinky Pearl.

Ha, Jade Warrior,

your jade sword means nothing against

my deadly fans.

Hai! Hai!

Hai! Hai! Hai!

Get out of here, you filth!

You... Chinese. Get out!

After everything he's done for you,

how could you?

What's happening?

Hurry up. Get dressed.

He should never have taken you back.

I warned him.

This is going to break his heart.

Ungrateful, ungrateful.

Haven't you got anything

to say for yourself?

I know you can understand me!

What have you got to say? Eh?

Get out!

Why are we leaving?

You work it out.

We rented the place to

white people before.

They didn't look after the place.

What's the smell?

Just open the windows.

Give me two weeks' rent,

and you can have it now.

If you rent from Australians,

they'll need your passports,

references and bond.

You're lucky to have a friend like me.

Thank you.

This our new home.

I need to talk to him.

Why are you pulling a long face?

I don't have a long face!

Uncle Joe good man.

That's what you said about Uncle Bill.

Ai ya! Cheeky boy!

Uncle Bill not Chinese.

Your mother tries her best.

Not easy for her.

I think I want to be a dentist.

For your birthday.

You like?

Good.

I have to pay the electricity bill tomorrow.

We could go to movies tonight.

Celebrate.

I said I'd play mahjong with Bing.

You played mahjong two nights ago.

That's why I have to play tonight.

How much did you lose?

We can't afford for you

to lose at every night.

Why don't you want to stay with us?

You go out every night.

You all depend on me.

I have to work.

I pay the rent, I feed these children.

I'll ring Bing,

tell him that you can't make it.

Stay with us. Stay with me.

Please.

Stay!

Look Ma, I've finished my food.

Don't do that. Put that one there.

Where?

Here.

Can we leave now?

Do you want me to stay with you?

You take the children. I'll be back soon.

We'll wait for you.

No need.

It's your turn.

My luck has gone.

I can talk to Winnie.

She can help us.

I owe too much money.

Come on. She's our friend.

She'll lend us money.

If I take this job,

I'll pay my debts in three months.

If I stay here,

I won't save a cent.

But what about me?

What about my children?

How will they eat?

I'll send you money.

You won't come back!

You'll find someone else.

Why are you doing this to me?

You give me hope, then you take it away.

Don't talk like that.

You don't trust me?

I thought you were different,

you're just like the rest, you bastard!

Come back, come back...

Come back!....

Ma.

Ma, you forgot to turn off the bath!

Ma! Wake up!

Where are you going?

To the hospital. Come on.

I don't want to.

Don't be stupid, Tom, you have to.

I want you to stay.

We have to go.

Get in!

We've to go, love.

I'll ring you from the hospital.

Has she tried to do this before?

Always with pills?

Hey! Wake up.

Where have you been?

Go to bed.

Doctor say, sometime

your mother sick in head.

Do things she not mean to.

All I have now are you two.

You are my life.

Dede. Dede...

Dede, you love your mother.

Look after her.

Help her get strong.

Next time if I do something,

you tell me,

You're being a bad mother,

then I promise I wont do this again.

Never.

Ma, I got the best mark in

the class for my story.

Here, Ma, your favourite.

I spoke to Bing.

You can come back to the restaurant

to work.

Work day time this time with Winnie.

It's more easy.

Hurry up, Tom.

We're going to miss the bus.

One sec.

Come on.

Rock music, huh? You like?

It's alright.

Good music for young people.

I guess so.

You, me. We're young people.

Drive you to school, more easy for you.

Thank you, Uncle Joe.

Not Uncle Joe. Just Joe...

Thank you... Joe.

Where have you been?

I drove your children to school.

You don't have to do that.

I thought you wanted me to.

Can you give me a hand?

Wring out these sheets.

Come on boys! Come on, come on.

Spread out. Play your positions.

Hand ball, hand ball.

Who threw that?

Mark it! Mark it!

It's a mark. Yes!

May... Jade Warrior kicked a goal!

Don't you knock?

Why should l, it's my room.

Your sister, very good.

Can play rock'n'roll music!

Two clubs.

Two hearts.

Chan wants me to prepare a banquet.

What time will you be home?

I don't know.

Don't wait for me. Go to sleep yourself.

When I get home, you go to work.

When I go to work, you go to sleep.

I never see you.

I can't talk now.

I have to go, or I'll be late.

Why are you still studying?

You didn't wash the dishes.

I haven't finished my homework yet.

Why not?

Are you stupid?

They gave me extra.

She was playing guitar for Uncle Joe,

that's why she hasn't finished.

Waste your time in the day!

Waste your time at night!

Clean the kitchen!

You look pretty.

Double dagger attack! Hai!

-Dragon claw technique! -Don't.

Tickle, tickle.

Don't!

Ai ya, Rose.

Winnie.

Look at you.

You put the rest of us to shame.

I'm glad you're here.

Everyone is looking at me.

You look like a movie star,

even when you wash dishes.

It's good to see you out again, Rose.

Hey, look at your daughter,

beautiful like her mother.

You should come and work for me.

We can always use a pretty young waitress.

Maybe next year.

She has to concentrate on her studies first.

Thank Uncle.

Thank you, Uncle.

Should I ring Uncle Bing about the job, ma?

Then we can all work at the restaurant.

Work at night with you. You like that.

We could save up money for

a new television.

Why you dress like that?

Like cheap slut.

Show your arms, show your shoulder.

That why Bing want you work.

It was too hot for the cardigan.

Put me to shame. Shame whole family.

Why you talking to her like that?

Work with her then.

When I die, you marry her too.

What are you talking about?

Be better for everyone if I die.

Stop talking rubbish!

Why do you want to go?

You're seeing someone else!

Why are you saying that?

-Nonsense. -I know you are!

You always talk rubbish.

Let go of me. Let go!

If you leave, I'll kill myself.

- I will -Don't you dare.

Don't threaten me!

I will. I've done it before, you know that.

Of course I know.

Listen to me. Listen!

I won't let you go. Please don't leave.

-Don't go. -Let go!

-Let go of me! -I won't let you go.

Kill yourself then.

Go on, do it. Kill yourself!

Everyone will be better off.

Come here.

How many times? Eh?

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

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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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