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Dìdi (弟弟) streaming

2024 Movie United States Drama, Comedy 93 min Ages 16+

By: Sean Wang With: Cameron Foxly, Aaron Chang, Jerri Bowen, Joziah Lagonoy, Raul Dial

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.

Filmium rating

73%

Mood

Coming-Of-Age

Heartfelt

Nostalgic

Cast & Crew

Sean Wang

Jayden Chiang

Montay Boseman

Sunil Mukherjee Maurillo

David Leal

Cameron Foxly

Alaysia Simmons

Tarnvir Kamboj

Joan Chen

Emma Foxly

Izaac Wang

Georgie August

Chang Li Hua

Jerri Bowen

Mackenzie Peters

Shiu Fang Wang

Joziah Lagonoy

Raul Dial

Aaron Chang

Da Marcus Da'Man Shigon Gray

Chiron Cillia Denk

Joshua Hankerson

Shirley Chen

Mahaela Park

Stephanie Hsu

Sheng Wang

Alysha Syed

Kade Hunter

Sean Wang (Director)

Budget

Independent Film

Cinematic Technique

California Setting

First-Time Actors

Youth-Focused

Narrative Structure

Coming-Of-Age

Linear

Pace

Character-Driven

Slow-Paced

Runtime

Feature-Length

Soundtrack

2000S Music

Hip Hop

Pop Punk

Style

Cinematic

Drama

Realistic

Time-Period

2008 Setting

Mid-2000S

Central Conflict

Family Expectations

Identity Struggle

Characters

Friend Group

Immigrant Family

Teenager

Ending

Hopeful

Reconciliation

Self-Discovery

Historical Context

2008

Pre-Smartphone Era

Key Plot Points

Bullying

Deception About Ethnicity

Runaway

Plot

Family Stress

Teenage Friendship

Setting

2008

Fremont California

Suburban Neighborhood

Shooting Location

California

Fremont

Theme

Adolescence

Family

Identity

Genre

Comedy

Coming-Of-Age

Drama

Audiences

Coming-Of-Age

Families

Teenagers

Titles

Daddy

Little Brother

Awards

Audience Award

Special Jury Award

Box Office Success

Limited Release

Wide Release

Critical Reception

Metacritic 78

Positive Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes 96%

Festivals

Beijing International Film Festival

Sundance

Sxsw

Popularity

Critically Acclaimed

Festival Success

Ratings

7.9 Out Of 10

Seventy-Eight Out Of One Hundred

Reception

Positive Reviews

Sundance Audience Award

Top 10 Indie Films 2024

Production Countries

United States

Release Year

2024

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