简介
A COUNTRY CALLED HOME is a compelling coming of age story with universal appeal because it deals with trials and trepidations that most people experience in one way or another, no matter who they are or where they are from. The story incorporates the views of people from all walks of life| different generations, different places, and different socio-economic backdrops.
After rudderless 26 year old Ellie learns that her estranged, alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to small-town Texas, where she finds direction, family, and friendship in this most unexpected place.。8岁那年，男孩昭广跟随母亲（工藤夕贵 饰）离开广岛，来到了佐贺的乡下老家。这里没有玩具，没有朋友，甚至连最亲爱的妈妈也转身离开，迎接昭广的只有低矮破旧的房屋，以及独立抚养了七个儿女的超级阿嬷（吉行和子 饰）。初来乍到的昭广无法适应这里的寒酸生活，但随着时光的流逝，他渐渐体味到了与阿嬷在一起生活所得到的幸福……
本片根据日本作家岛田洋七的同名小说改编，小说在2006年台湾金石堂年度畅销书排行、诚品年度畅销书排行、2006年博客年度畅销书排行以及香港各大书店畅销书排行中均获第一。日本原版连续三年位居日本各大畅销书排行榜前列，至今销售超过380万册。。