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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   197 votes
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Director:
Clara Law
Writers:
Eddie Ling-Ching Fong (writer)
Clara Law (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 September 1996 (Australia) more
Plot:
An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Clara Law Has a 'Dream'
 (From ioncinema. 18 June 2008)
User Reviews:
Searching for a home. more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Annette Shun Wah ... Yen Chan
Annie Yip ... Bing Chan

Anthony Wong ... Gar Ming
Edwin Pang ... Mr. Chan
Cecilia Fong Sing Lee ... Mrs. Chan
Toby Wong ... Yue
Toby Chan ... Chau
Julian Pulvermacher ... Michael, Yen's husband
Bruce Poon ... Cheung, Bing's husband
Claudette Chua
Jian Feng Li
Wai-sheung Lee (as David Lee)
Robyn MacKenzie
Rafi Perla
Mark Ure
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
96 min | USA:95 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English | German | Cantonese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:R(A) | Australia:MA
Company:
Cineplex Odeon Films more

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Searching for a home., 28 March 1999
8/10
Author: mifunesamurai from Australia

The migrant experience in Australia is an eye opener with powerful images constructed to tell the tale of human lives that roam the earth in search of a place to call home.

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