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It is catalogued under topics including 1994 Canadian films, 1994 Cantonese-language films and 1994 directorial debut films.
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6.5Jade Li is a feisty, 20-something Chinese Canadian, trying to achieve that happy medium between giving in to her parent's wishes and fulfilling her own needs and desires - double happiness. Naturally, something's got to give and when love beckons in the shape of Mark, a white university student, the facade of the perfect Chinese daughter begins to slip.
Cast
- Sandra Oh as Jade Li
- Stephen Chang as Dad Li
- Alannah Ong as Mom Li
- Frances You as Pearl Li
- Donald Fong as Ah Hong
- Callum Keith Rennie as Mark
Themes
- daughter
- immigrant
- parent child relationship
- culture clash
- interracial romance
- dating
- family
- audition
- generation gap
- woman director
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
1,274 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mina Shum
- Screenwriter
- Mina Shum
- Cast member
- Callum Keith Rennie
- Narrative location
- Vancouver
- Filming location
- Vancouver
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- publication date
- 1997-04-10
- distributed by
- Fine Line Features
- title
- Double Happiness
- review score
- 7/10
- Commons category
- Double Happiness (film)
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