Dìdi (弟弟)
For anyone who's ever been a teenager.
ComedyDramacaliforniasibling relationshipskateboardingmale friendshipdysfunctional familycoming of ageslice of lifesummerfirst crushsemi autobiographicalbay areamother son relationship
A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age story about a Taiwanese American teenager navigating friendship, family, and self-discovery during a transformative summer in 2000s California.
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.
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