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American Girl

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Winter, 2003. Uprooted from Los Angeles after her mother is stricken with breast cancer, thirteen year old Fen struggles to adjust to life in Taipei. As Fen navigates her way through school and reconnects with her long-separated father, her turbulent bond with her mother worsens. Fen drifts further away from her mother through a series of rebellious acts before her younger sister is misdiagnosed with SARS, pushing Fen and her mother towards a heated, long-gestating confrontation.
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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Even if a bit excessive in its drama, “American Girl” is an exceptional movie that shows the difficulties of reverse diaspora in a rather realistic fashion, while carrying enough drama to deem the movie quite entertaining. Rated: 7 Mar 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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N K Beautiful acting and story. A gem. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/11/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Feng-I Fiona Roan

Director

Caitlin Fang

Fen

Karena Lam

Lily

Kaiser Chuang

Huay

Audrey Lin

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Feng-I Fiona Roan

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Synopsis Winter, 2003. Uprooted from Los Angeles after her mother is stricken with breast cancer, thirteen year old Fen struggles to adjust to life in Taipei. As Fen navigates her way through school and reconnects with her long-separated father, her turbulent bond with her mother worsens. Fen drifts further away from her mother through a series of rebellious acts before her younger sister is misdiagnosed with SARS, pushing Fen and her mother towards a heated, long-gestating confrontation.
Director
Feng-I Fiona Roan
Producer
Clifford Miu, Amy Ma
Screenwriter
Feng-I Fiona Roan, Bing Li
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 3, 2022
Runtime
1h 41m
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