American Woman (2019)

Directed by

Semi Chellas

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

12

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in her 30s takes in a young radical on the run. She struggles with her own past and the quiet tensions of her life as they hide out together.

understatedintrospectivedeliberaterestrainedreflectiveatmosphericlow-keyemotional

What happens

American Woman is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Semi Chellas, in her feature directorial debut. It stars Hong Chau, Sarah Gadon, John Gallagher Jr., Lola Kirke, David Cubitt, Jordan Pettle, Richard Walters and Ellen Burstyn. Based on the 2003 novel of the same title by Susan Choi, the film is a fictional account of Wendy Yoshimura, the real-life woman who cared for heiress Patty Hearst after she was abducted. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2019, was released in Canada on June 30, 2020, by Elevation Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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