Jacky

Name: Jacky
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-05-11
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Fow Pyng Hu, Eveline Wu, Gary Guo

2000
1h 20m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

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Drama

Jacky is a Chinese kid aged 25 of emigrant parents who lives in a terraced house in Eindhoven with his mother. He grew up in the vacuum between two cultures. He is intelligent but lacks the ... Read allJacky is a Chinese kid aged 25 of emigrant parents who lives in a terraced house in Eindhoven with his mother. He grew up in the vacuum between two cultures. He is intelligent but lacks the energy to steer his life in a specific direction. Jacky's calm life is disrupted when his ... Read allJacky is a Chinese kid aged 25 of emigrant parents who lives in a terraced house in Eindhoven with his mother. He grew up in the vacuum between two cultures. He is intelligent but lacks the energy to steer his life in a specific direction. Jacky's calm life is disrupted when his mother urges him to marry a girl from China, following tradition, and leave the parental h... Read all

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Awards
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Featured review

7/10

harrowing portrait of a young member of the Chinese community in Holland

This movie develops slowly but give it a chance.

It focuses on a young Chinese guy, Jacky, in the Netherlands (Eindhoven) who is pretty much still under his mother's wings. His family arrange a marriage and ChiChi comes over. He is not ready for a marriage and the poor girl is left by herself most of the time. His indirection in life is reflected by his family and friends: his obnoxious brother, the gay singer who makes a pass at him, the tourist guide. The ending is abrupt but appropriate.

Holland never looked so small and cold to me. Harrowing.

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