"How far do you have to journey to find your home?"
A glamorous Hong Kong performer struggles to make a home in suburban 1960s Australia.
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The people behind it
Joan Chen
Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
Qi Yuwu
Joe
Joel Lok
Tom
Irene Chen
May
Steven Vidler
Bill
Gabrielle Chan
Winnie
Kerry Walker
Norma
Guang Qiao Fenh
Young May
Leo Fong
Wen Xuan
Ferdinand Hoang
Bing Guo
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