Double Happiness
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1h 27m
Directed by Mina Shum • 1994 • Canada
Starring Sandra Oh, Stephen Chang, Alannah Ong
An irresistible, star-making performance from Sandra Oh lights up this warm, sharp-witted look at what it means to hold onto heritage while forging one’s own identity. She stars as Jade, a young Chinese Canadian aspiring actress whose most challenging role is playing the perfect daughter for her traditionalist parents, who want nothing more than for her to settle down with a nice Chinese boy. But when Jade secretly falls for Mark (Callum Keith Rennie), a white grad student, her carefully managed double life begins to crack—forcing her to decide how much of herself she’s willing to hide, and at what cost.
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