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Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

Identity, Family and Culture intertwine in Mother Tongue

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$5000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

11 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

01 October 2020

Country

Australia

Cast

Shirong Wu

Shirong Wu

Jane Hua

Kim Ko

Kim Ko

Ma

Anani Ho

Anani Ho

Jordan Hua

Lily Hunter

Lily Hunter

Teacher Wang

Alex Gordon

Alex Gordon

Brutish Man

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