American Girl
When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.
Top Cast
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Caitlin Fang
Fen Liang
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Karena Lam Kar-Yan
Lily Wang
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Kaiser Chuang
Huay Liang
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Audrey Lin
Ann Liang
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Bowie Tsang
Dr. Han
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Hsia Yu-chiao
Ms. Su
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Brando Huang
Liu
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Winnie Chang
Ting's Mother
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Tsai Jia-yin
Math Teacher
Overview
When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.
Rating
6.7
/ 10
32 Reviews 1 Popular
1 Reviews
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Giovanni7 Mar 14, 2022Full Analysis at Spotamovie.com - **Intro** - How do the family-life change when a mother discovers her cancer? And how difficult is it to move your L.A. girls from America to Taiwan? Undeboutly, two different cultures and societies. The film received twelve nominations and three awards at the “Golden Horse Film Festival” in 2021 for “Narrative Feature,” “Best Cinematography”, and “Best New Director.- The **Story** - Lily needs to relocate from Los Angeles with her two daughters to meet her husband in Taiwan to get medical treatments for her advancing cancer. Fen and Ann, her two girls, will face a challenging time adapting to the new culture and dealing with her mother’s illness. But they will react differently, mainly because cancer is not the only trouble within their family.So, how their family is going to deal with the relocation and cancer? What is going to change between Fen and her mother? And what we can learn from this story? - **Full Analysis at https://www.spotamovie.com**/what-did-we-learn-from-american-girl-movie-review-and-explanation/
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