The Speech

Overview

May 2003, Beijing, China. Under the pressure of WHO, the Chinese government announced that the SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak is real. The city is closed. Most students have been sent home. During a lock down inside a private boarding school, three eight-year-old girls have to find a way to make sense of the world.

Cast

Gloria Xiong

Anqi

Chedi Chang

Yezi

Harmonie He

Zhenzhen

Briana Liu

News Anchor

Todd Lien

Male Teacher

Lee Chen

Old Female Cook

Mona Arkin

Dance Teacher

Zhang Jizhong

Anqi's Dad