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Ilo Ilo

Film 2013 Mandarin, English Award-winning, Drama, Singapore stories
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Film details

Accolades:
Caméra d'Or
66TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Best Original Screenplay
50TH TAIPEI GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2013
Running time:

99 minutes

Format:

DCP

Synopsis:

Set in Singapore in 1997, Ilo Ilo chronicles the relationship between a family of three and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa. The family's already strained relationship is threatened as they adapt to the presence of this stranger. Still, Teresa and Jia Le, the young and troublesome boy she cares for, soon form a bond, and Teresa becomes an unspoken part of the family.

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Director(s): Anthony Chen

Produced by: Fisheye Pictures

Producer(s): Wahyuni Hadi, Ang Hwee Sim, Anthony Chen

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