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Jia

Country: Australia, Language: English, Mandarin, 15 mins

  • Director: Vee Shi
  • Writer: Vee Shi
  • Producer: Taysha McFarland, Nicholson Ren, Vee Shi

CGiii Comment

With a fantastic score, breath-taking cinematography...it's all looking and sounding good.

Shame the melodrama and that-old-all-too-familiar-stereotypical-Chinese-mother derailed it a bit.

Still, much to admire.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

A grieving Chinese mother arrives in Australia to embark on a road trip with a young Caucasian man, both remembering a loved one.

Cast & Characters

Sel Hiew (as Ming Yu)
Tyler Jenkins (as Eric Hughes)
Peter Isaac Koh (as Yao Chen)
Faouzi Daghistani (as Tourist)
Vincent Dang (as Tourist)
Grace King (as Tourist)