The 16-year-old actor Izaac Wang reflects on the themes of identity in the buzzy coming-of-age film DÌDI.
In the 2008 world of DÌDI 弟弟, 13-year-old Chris Wang watches how-to tutorials on YouTube, gets into screaming matches with his sister at the dinner table, makes goofy videos with his friends, scours Myspace, rolls his eyes at his mom, texts his crush on AIM for the first time. The new film, whose title comes from the affectionate term in Mandarin for “little brother,” captures the nostalgia of the late aughts alongside the timeless essence of growing up as a teenager.
That really helped me build in and lock in the character. I’d say what most helped was Sean’s directing where he made us improv in the scenes. TV: What are some parallels between Chris and yourself? IW: Well, the first thing that popped into my head I'm just gonna say is that we're both Asian. That’s for sure. But, besides that, I'd say there's times where I sometimes have an urge to fit in and be cool. For example, when I first started freshman high school, I was like a nerd.
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