Double Happiness (film)
Double Happiness is a 1994 Canadian drama film directed by Mina Shum, co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The film stars Sandra Oh as Jade Li, an actress struggling to assert her independence from the expectations of her Chinese Canadian family. Callum Keith Rennie also stars as Mark, Jade's love interest.
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| Directed by | Mina Shum |
| Written by | Mina Shum |
| Produced by | Stephen Hegyes Rose Lam |
| Starring | Sandra Oh Callum Keith Rennie |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Alison Grace |
| Music by | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Mina Shum Harley McCanley |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Cantonese |
| Box office | $759,393 (U.S.) |
The film was the first feature directed by a Chinese Canadian woman to be given a wide release. It was also one of Oh's earliest performances; she received critical acclaim for her performance, and won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for the film.
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