Dìdi (弟弟)

A tender, funny, and painfully relatable look at awkward adolescence, family friction, and the ache of growing up.

Directed by

Sean Wang

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen

Tagline

For anyone who's ever been a teenager.

Overview

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, family, identity, isolation

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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