American Girl (2021) on Netflix
As SARS spreads, thirteen-year-old Fen leaves Los Angeles for Taiwan after her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. She struggles to fit in at school and to reconnect with her father.
- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb7.1/101,958 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
During the SARS outbreak of 2003, 13-year-old Fen returns to Taiwan.
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.
Cast
- Molly Linas Ting Lin
