Dìdi (弟弟)
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.
Critics Sentiment
Chungsing delivers emotional monologue about family and sacrifice
Chris pees into Vivian's body lotion after argument
The film's biggest emotional shift occurs when Joan Chen's character delivers her powerful monologue, elevating the sentiment from Chris's petty teenage antics to genuine emotional resonance.
Dìdi follows a steady upward trajectory as Chris Wang navigates the awkwardness of adolescence, with early scenes establishing his desperate attempts to fit in before finding genuine connection with the skateboard community. The film peaks with Joan Chen's Oscar-worthy monologue about family sacrifice, ultimately concluding on a hopeful note about self-discovery and growth.
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Izaac Wang
Chris Wang
Joan Chen
Chungsing Wang
Shirley Chen
Vivian Wang
Chang Li Hua
Nǎi Nai
Mahaela Park
Madi
Raul Dial
Fahad
Aaron Chang
Soup
Chiron Cillia Denk
Donovan
Sunil Mukherjee Maurillo
Cory
Montay Boseman
Nugget
Alysha Syed
Jade
Alaysia Simmons
Ellie
Tarnvir Kamboj
Hardeep
Shiu Fang Wang
Shiu Fang
Jayden Chiang
Max
Joziah Lagonoy
Josh
Joshua Hankerson
Mack
Georgie August
Georgia
Kade Hunter
Colin
Jerri Bowen
Mrs. Miller
Crew
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