Double Happiness
A FILM BY Mina Shum
A FILM BY Mina Shum
Synopsis
Twenty-two year old Chinese-Canadian Jade Li comes from a traditional Chinese family, who try to put on the perfect public persona at all cost so as to "save face". One primary part of this persona is prosperity. Jade's father hopes that true financial prosperity will become reality through penny stocks. Because of its instability, Jade's parents don't understand or widely publicize Jade's aspirations to be an actress. Their main want for Jade is to date and marry a nice Chinese boy, a goal for which Jade's extended family also strives as they are always trying to introduce her to Chinese boys. They believe that *the* boy is Andrew, with whom Jade even agrees to go out. But Jade, beyond wanting to be an actress, wishes her family had more western sensibilities. She is attracted to a slightly awkward but persistent Caucasian English graduate student named Mark. Jade has to figure out how to both please her family, who would not approve of her dating a Caucasian, and be true to herself.
Original Languages: English, Cantonese
Genre: Drama, Romance
Running Time: 87 min.
Year: 1994
Status: Completed
Genre: Drama, Romance
Running Time: 87 min.
Year: 1994
Status: Completed
CREDITS
CAST
Callum Keith Rennie
Sandra Oh
Stephen Chang
Alannah Ong
DIRECTED BY
Mina Shum
PHOTOS
L to R: Callaum Keith Rennie and Sandra Oh in DOUBLE HAPPINESS by Mina Shum
L to R: Sandra Oh and Callaum Keith Rennie in DOUBLE HAPPINESS by Mina Shum
Sandra Oh in DOUBLE HAPPINESS by Mina Shum
L to R: Sandra Oh and Alannah Ong in DOUBLE HAPPINESS by Mina Shum
director Mina Shum of DOUBLE HAPPINESS
L to R: Sandra Oh and Stephen Chang in DOUBLE HAPPINESS by Mina Shum
L to R: Sandra Oh and Frances Isles in DOUBLE HAPPINESS by Mina Shum
L to R: Alannah Ong, Stephen Chang, Sandra Oh, Frances Isles in DOUBLE HAPPINESS
