Mother Tongue

17-year-old Jane begins to embrace her background and rekindle her relationship with her mother when she becomes immersed in Chinese culture at her younger sister's new language school.

Cast

Shirong Wu

as Jane Hua

Kim Ko

as Ma

Anani Ho

as Jordan Hua

Lily Hunter

as Teacher Wang

Alex Gordon

as Brutish Man

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