Home Away from Home
6.4
To ease her homesickness Miriam recreates an aspect of home in her suburban British garden. Cultural memory exerts a healing power, combatting cultural appropriation, hostility towards migrants and the rift between Miriam and her Nigerian-British children.
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Cast
15 people
Ellen Thomas
Miriam
Known for
Arcane
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Ashabi Ajikawo
Fumi
No other roles listed
Johann Insanally
Maureen Blackwood
Simon Lee Clarke
Abe
No other roles listed
Michael Kelk
David Boateng
Sunny
Known for
Face
Nadine Marsh-Edwards
Amy-Jo Lynch
Betty
No other roles listed
Rosemary Da Costa
Nigerian Woman
Also in
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Chantelle La Rose
1st Girl
No other roles listed
Kandiah Binns
2nd Girl
No other roles listed
Maureen Blackwood Director · Henry Braham Cinematographer Paul Hodgson Editor
First release January 2, 1993 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Sankofa Film & Video
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 2, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 1, 1994 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
France
May 1, 1994 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival Critics Week
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