Mother Tongue

Born and raised in the US, Lisa Lin seems to have a perfectly wholesome American life. However, when her mother lost her English language ability due to Alzheimer’s, Lisa suddenly realized that fundamentally something has been missing in herself which has kept her away from her mother in her entire life.

Directed by Eris Qian

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Cast

Patricia Lee Chu

Nurse A

Nathan Reese Edmondson

Husband

Queen Esther

Nurse B

Ashley Formento

Nurse C

Min-wen Huang

Mother Lin

Jenny Lin

Lisa Lin

Yiqing Zhao

Young Mother

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