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My Dad Is a Jerk

My Dad Is a Jerk

1997 · 107 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

Lee Lap Cheung is a immature slacker who is going nowhere. His ex-wife Yip Ting has become a powerful woman in the business world within a few years. Cheung in a moment of anger requests Yip Ting to allow him and his son Jason to spend some time together. Jason is an free, innocent and lovable child. Although he is a child, he is quite righteous. Under his influence, Cheung finally changes for the better to become someone with a true sense of responsibility...

Directed by Joe Cheung Tung-Cho · Written by Raymond To Kwok-Wai

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