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2 Young (Jo sok)

 

  Directed by Derek Yee

Hong Kong 2005 / Drama / Romance / 107 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.85: 1  Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC /  In Cantonese with  Optional Chinese  and English Subtitles


Jaycee Chan, David Chiang, Kar Lok Chin , Wing Lim Cho, Shiu Hung Hui , Suet Lam


Derek Yee won the Best Director Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards with One Nite in Mongkok. But instead of making another crime movie, Yee moved on to something stylistically very different, but ultimately just as remarkable. His latest work, 2 Young, attempts to explore the inner struggle of today's youth in facing issues of love, family, and responsibility. Action star progeny Jaycee Fong (Jackie Chan's son) and Hong Kong rising singer Fiona Sit portray a young couple whose relationship is opposed by their parents. But when their intimacy goes too far, their relationship becomes more than just a matter between two youngsters...

Jaycee Fong is Ka Fu, a high-school dropout who falls in love with rich girl Yuek Nam (Fiona Sit). The two begin a tender teen romance, but when Yeuk Nam gets pregnant, her father (Anthony Wong) becomes furious and grounds her indefinitely. She decides to run away with Ka Fu to raise the child on their own, but the desire to be responsible adults may be more than these two youngsters are capable of. The kids' courage may be touching, but the parents' superb acting and Derek Yee's direction may get more attention. Yee's talent lies in making a melodrama absorbing and enjoyable, but not overly sentimental, and in his hands, 2 Young is a surprisingly accomplished and unexpected Hong Kong film.