American Girl

American Girl

American Girl

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American Girl

2021

1h 41m

6.6(31 votes)

Drama

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.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

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Social & External

Production Companies

JVR Music

Media Asia Films

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

方郁婷

Fen Liang

方郁婷

Acting

林嘉欣

Lily Wang

林嘉欣

Acting

莊凱勛

Huay Liang

莊凱勛

Acting

Audrey Lin

Ann Liang

Audrey Lin

Acting

曾寶儀

Dr. Han

曾寶儀

Acting

夏于喬

Ms. Su

夏于喬

Acting

黃鐙輝

Liu

黃鐙輝

Acting

張詩盈

Ting's Mother

張詩盈

Acting

蔡嘉茵

Math Teacher

蔡嘉茵

Acting

張珮瑩

Amy

張珮瑩

Acting

Molly Lin

Ting Lin

No Image

Acting

Ming-shiou Tsai

Tsai

Ming-shiou Tsai

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