Home by Christmas
A film memoir of love, war and secrets
A remarkable memoir of resilience, determination and love.Based on filmmaker Gaylene Preston's interviews with her father about his World War II experiences, reconstructed with actor Tony Barry as Ed Preston. Weaving strands of poetic imagined drama, and archival footage into the interview, Preston presents both sides of her parents' wartime marriage: the horror and hardship of battlefield and prison camp juxtaposed with the loneliness and grief of a young wife struggling with a newborn baby and a husband declared missing.Ed Preston, on his way home from rugby practice in 1940, joins the New Zealand Army to go to World War II. His new wife, Tui, is pregnant and distraught, but he tells her not to worry, he'll be home by Christmas. And so he is - four years later - after escaping from a prison camp in Italy. But while Ed is away, Tui has fallen in love with another man.
- Director
- Gaylene Preston
Questions
- Is Home by Christmas free to watch?
- Not on Filmghar: we only play films and episodes that are in the public domain or that the owner has made free. We'll show it here as soon as it is free.
- Where can I watch Home by Christmas in Pakistan?
- We couldn't find a streaming service carrying Home by Christmas in Pakistan right now.
- Who is in the cast of Home by Christmas?
- Home by Christmas stars Martin Henderson, Jed Brophy, Tony Barry, Nick Blake.
- What kind of film is Home by Christmas?
- Home by Christmas (2010) is a drama, war film.
