MOTHER TONGUE (母语) is a portrait of a Chinese American family in which the consequences of a mother’s decision to leave her young daughter in the care of a white American “homestay” family are slowly ..
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MOTHER TONGUE (母语) is a portrait of a Chinese American family in which the consequences of a mother’s decision to leave her young daughter in the care of a white American “homestay” family are slowly unearthed over the course of a family dinner.
Inspired by the “parachute kids” he knew growing up, writer/director Johnson Cheng explores the emotions of a daughter who is allowed to reunite, briefly, with her mother and attempts to make a connection with her.
导演:程愉
编剧:程愉
主演:林晓杰 / 亚历山大·陈 / Laura Faye Smith / 远明 / 洛翼云 / Jeffrey Sun / 布恩·平考 / Jeffrey M. Hartman / Lydia Zhou / Jack Wang / Gabriel Tsai / Grant C. Hansen
An awkward family reunion at a business dinner leads a Chinese mother to realize the consequences of leaving her daughter in the care of an American homestay family.