So Close to Home (2003)

Maggie, a professional women in her 30s, is in the sleeping compartment of an overnight train to Sydney. Maggie is a workaholic who drowns her loneliness in a busy world. Unable to relax, ... See full summary »

Director:

Jessica Hobbs

Writer:

Madeleine Blackwell

Stars:

Kerry Fox, Gillian Jones, Arbenita Fejzullahu

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kerry Fox	...	Maggie
Gillian Jones	...	Ramona
Arbenita Fejzullahu	...	Azra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bethany Jenkins	...	Young Ramona's Sister
Mark McCann	...	Guard
Eleanor Munro	...	Young Ramona

Storyline

Maggie, a professional women in her 30s, is in the sleeping compartment of an overnight train to Sydney. Maggie is a workaholic who drowns her loneliness in a busy world. Unable to relax, she pulls out her laptop. But on this night, Maggie's lifestyle of extreme order and isolation is disrupted when a 14-year-old Albanian girl silently demands her seat and Maggie is forced to travel backwards. The next morning as Maggie anxiously prepares to meet her estranged mother, Ramona, she is disturbed to realize that the girl, Azra, is following her. To Ramona's incredulity, Maggie invites the stranger home and there Azra begins to reveal a deep secret. Ramona's world of quiet suburbia, where novelty letterboxes front the neat yards, is an unlikely scene for a clash of language, culture and family turmoil. But as Azra reveals she is a refugee from Kosovo, the fragile walls of suburban familiarity begin to crack. Her family shattered by war, all Azra has to hold on to is a hand-made postcard of...

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Plot Keywords:

home | refugee | motherhood | f rated | 

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Taglines:

It takes a stranger to show you what it means to belong

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2003 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Second Sight Productions, The New South Wales Film and Television Office

Technical Specs

Color:

Color