American Woman is a 2003 novel written by Susan Choi, based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army and following events with activists. A film adaptation of the same name was released in 2019. It is written and directed by Semi Chellas, starring Hong Chau. Japanese–American Jenny Shimada (based on the radical activist Wendy Yoshimura) is a former radical on the run from the FBI. At the request of her friend Rob Frazer (based on Jack Scott), she agrees to help shelter fugitives Yvonne (based on Emily Harris) and her husband Juan (based on William Harris), and Pauline (based on Patty Hearst) after they mistakenly give up the location of their revolutionary cadre (based on the Symbionese Liberation Army).
Adaptations (1)
American Woman was adapted into a 2019 film.
American Woman2019 · film · 85 min · dir. Semi Chellas · IMDb ↗A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.
