{ "id": "ep5wevjp6q", "slug": "2-young", "title": "2 Young (早熟)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films", "label": "Coming-of-age films", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films.coming-of-age-films-released-2000-to-200", "label": "Coming-of-age films released 2000 to 2009", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films.coming-of-age-films-released-2000-to-200" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "China · 2001 to 2020: Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001", "label": "China · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" } ] } ], "excerpt": "2 Young (早熟) is a 2005 Hong Kong romantic drama directed and written by Derek Yee, starring Jaycee Chan and Fiona Sit as teenagers facing an unexpected pregnancy; released April 28, 2005, 107 minutes, Huabiao Award winner.", "snippet": "2 Young (早熟) is a 2005 Hong Kong romantic drama directed and written by Derek Yee, starring Jaycee Chan and Fiona Sit as teenagers facing an unexpected pregnancy; released April 28, 2005, 107 minutes, Huabiao Award winner.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films.coming-of-age-films-released-2000-to-200", "markdown": "# 2 Young (早熟)\n\n**2 Young** (早熟) is a 2005 Hong Kong romantic drama directed and written by Derek Yee (尔冬升), starring [Jaycee Chan](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaycee-chan) (房祖名) and Fiona Sit (薛凯琪) as two teenagers from very different family backgrounds whose relationship leads to an unexpected pregnancy. It was released in Hong Kong on April 28, 2005, runs 107 minutes, and is in [Cantonese](https://www.edgepedia.org/cantonese).[1](https://asianwiki.com/2_Young) • [2](https://www.scmp.com/article/499417/2-young)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Chinese title | 早熟 (Zao shou), English title 2 Young[1](https://asianwiki.com/2_Young) |\n| Director and writer | Derek Yee Tung-shing (尔冬升), who also wrote the screenplay[1](https://asianwiki.com/2_Young) |\n| Release | April 28, 2005, Hong Kong; 107 minutes; Cantonese[1](https://asianwiki.com/2_Young) |\n| Leads | Jaycee Chan Cho-ming as Fu; Fiona Sit Hoi-kei as Nam, in her first film role[2](https://www.scmp.com/article/499417/2-young) |\n| Supporting cast | Eric Tsang, Teresa Mo, Anthony Wong, Candice Yu, David Chiang, Chin Ka Lok, Hui Siu-hung, Lam Suet[3](https://www.yesasia.com/us/2-young-us-version/1004017738-0-0-0-en/info.html) |\n| Award | Excellent Co-produced Film Award, 11th China Film Huabiao Awards, 2005[4](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A9%E7%86%9F/161595) |\n| Home video | Region 1 US DVD from Tai Seng Video, released June 10, 2005, rated IIA in Hong Kong[3](https://www.yesasia.com/us/2-young-us-version/1004017738-0-0-0-en/info.html) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nFu (Jaycee Chan) comes from a poor working-class family in a tenement building: his father ([Eric Tsang](https://www.edgepedia.org/eric-tsang)) drives a minibus and his mother (Teresa Mo) works as a restaurant receptionist. Nam (Fiona Sit) is the daughter of a wealthy barrister (Anthony Wong) who controls her schoolwork and hobbies, and a mother (Candice Yu) active in charity work.[2](https://www.scmp.com/article/499417/2-young) • [5](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/1919733/)\n\nThe two begin dating against parental disapproval, and Nam becomes pregnant. They consider abortion but decide to keep the baby, run away from both families, and hide in a deserted village house while waiting for the birth, short of money and facing complications they had not imagined.[2](https://www.scmp.com/article/499417/2-young) • [3](https://www.yesasia.com/us/2-young-us-version/1004017738-0-0-0-en/info.html) The parents eventually find the couple; Nam is taken to a hospital delivery room and Fu is sued by her father and taken away by police, bringing the story into a courtroom.[3](https://www.yesasia.com/us/2-young-us-version/1004017738-0-0-0-en/info.html)\n\n## Production and intent\n\nDerek Yee came to the film directly after *One Nite in Mongkok* (2004), for which he won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards.[6](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/Chinese/Derek-YEE_c.pdf) He said the story idea came from friends: acquaintances who had been wild in their youth became strict parents about teenage dating, and he framed the film as being about sex education and teenage pregnancy, common social problems he chose to treat in a light, warm way rather than as a serious discussion, so that young people and their parents could both enjoy it.[5](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/1919733/) • [7](https://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2005-03-21/0431681654.html)\n\n**Casting.** Yee deliberately cast two newcomers in the leads. He chose Jaycee Chan, son of [Jackie Chan](https://www.edgepedia.org/jackie-chan), because he wanted the boy on screen to be mischievous and a little naive, keeping the film's tone closer to a family picture than a documentary; he judged Chan's performance an improvement over his debut in *The Twins Effect 2*. For Fiona Sit, a popular idol singer making her first film appearance, he said that after filming finished many productions were already seeking her.[7](https://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2005-03-21/0431681654.html) Veteran actors Eric Tsang, Anthony Wong, and David Chiang were brought in to support the two leads, and Tsang, who played Fu's father, praised both newcomers as composed performers.[8](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/453311)\n\n## Reception\n\nThe *South China Morning Post* called it a classic boy-meets-girl film with a teenage pregnancy twist and the most engaging local production of the year to that point in 2005.[2](https://www.scmp.com/article/499417/2-young) Time Out found the opening romance likeable and praised Sit's screen presence, but judged that the film lost its way when the couple fled, criticizing the leads' lack of on-screen intimacy and calling the conclusion sudden and preachy.[9](https://www.timeout.com/movies/2-young) The lovehkfilm review described it as a generic but entertaining youth drama with solid storytelling and fine performances, a minor entry in Yee's body of work, and predicted a Best New Artist nomination for Fiona Sit.[10](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/2_young.htm) A Chinese News Agency review cited by Baidu Baike held that the four parents, played by Tsang, Mo, Yu, and Wong, were the true center of the film and made it best suited for parents to watch.[4](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A9%E7%86%9F/161595)\n\nThe film won the Excellent Co-produced Film Award at the 11th China Film Huabiao Awards in 2005.[4](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A9%E7%86%9F/161595) Panorama Entertainment acquired its video rights, marketing it as a romantic drama by the award-winning director featuring the teenage idols Fiona Sit and Jaycee Chan.[11](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/gem/2005/0630/gln20050630039_c.pdf) In later years Yee was reported to have considered a sequel, which Sit publicly encouraged.[12](https://scdnews.com/images/paper/161130/161130C.pdf)\n\n## Place in Derek Yee's career\n\nThe Hong Kong Film Archive characterizes Yee's films from the mid-1990s onward as realistic works concerned with different social groups and the city's underbelly, listing *2 Young* (2005) in that sequence alongside *Full Throttle* (1995), *Lost in Time* (2003), *Protégé* (2007), and *Shinjuku Incident* (2009).[13](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/English/Derek-YEE_e.pdf) Reviewers noted the same thread in the film itself: the lovehkfilm critic observed that Yee's recent films share an affection for working-class Hong Kongers, and that *2 Young* treats social problems and family dysfunction in a deliberately light register.[10](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/2_young.htm)\n\n## References\n\n1. [2 Young, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/2_Young)\n2. [2 Young, South China Morning Post (5 May 2005)](https://www.scmp.com/article/499417/2-young)\n3. [2 Young (US Version) DVD, YesAsia](https://www.yesasia.com/us/2-young-us-version/1004017738-0-0-0-en/info.html)\n4. [早熟（2005年尔冬升导演爱情剧情电影）, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A9%E7%86%9F/161595)\n5. [早熟 2 Young (2005), 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/1919733/)\n6. [爾冬陞（生於1957.12.28）, Hong Kong Film Archive filmmakers file](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/Chinese/Derek-YEE_c.pdf)\n7. [尔冬升再导轻松文艺片：香港现今电影不宜沉重, Sina Entertainment (21 March 2005)](https://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2005-03-21/0431681654.html)\n8. [〈獨家〉房祖名、薛凱琪　「早熟」拍激情戲, TVBS News (4 March 2005)](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/453311)\n9. [2 Young 2005, directed by Tung-Shing Yee, Time Out](https://www.timeout.com/movies/2-young)\n10. [2 Young (早熟) (2005), lovehkfilm](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/2_young.htm)\n11. [Panorama Entertainment announcement, HKEXnews GEM filing (30 June 2005)](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/gem/2005/0630/gln20050630039_c.pdf)\n12. [香江演藝 Daily News (30 November 2016)](https://scdnews.com/images/paper/161130/161130C.pdf)\n13. [Hong Kong Filmmakers Search: Derek YEE, Hong Kong Film Archive](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/English/Derek-YEE_e.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Coming-of-age films › Coming-of-age films released 2000 to 2009*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/2-young", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/2-young.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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