Starring Jerry as Himself

Nov 6, 2024

1h 15m

★ 6.0

Overview

Jerry, an ordinary immigrant dad, retired in Orlando, is recruited to be an undercover agent for the Chinese police. Jerry’s family recreates the events on film and his three sons discover a darker truth. True crime meets spy thriller in this genre-bending docufiction hybrid about an immigrant’s search for the American dream. A Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury and Audience Award winner.

Genres

Documentary

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Hsubox Productions

Greenwich Entertainment

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Cast

Jerry

Jerry C. Hsu

Kathy

Kathy Hsu

Jon

Jon Hsu

Jesse

Jesse Hsu

Joshua

Joshua Hsu

Officer Zhang

Haosong Yang

Inspector Ou

Fang Du

Matt Johnson

Nick Bailey

Dr. Rastogi

Yoni Lotan

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