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65% Critic Match
Double Happiness
“You've got one life to live. What's it gonna be?”
6.5 / 10• 1994• 1h 27m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceDrama
Storyline
Jade 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 façade of the perfect Chinese daughter begins to slip.
Cast & Crew
Sandra Oh
Jade Li
Lead
Stephen Chang
Dad Li
Alannah Ong
Mom Li
FY
Frances You
Pearl Li
DF
Donald Fong
Ah Hong
Callum Keith Rennie
Mark
CC
Claudette Carracedo
Lisa
GC
Greg Chan
Uncle Bing
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mina Shum's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Double Happiness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
