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Ilo Ilo is a Singapourien film of genre Drama directed by Anthony Chen with Chen Tian Wen

Ilo Ilo (2013)

爸妈不在家, Bà Mā bù zài jiā

Ilo Ilo
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Length 1h39
Directed by
OriginSingapore
Genres Drama
Rating71% 3.5969853.5969853.5969853.5969853.596985

Ilo Ilo (Chinese: 爸媽不在家) is a 2013 Singaporean family film. The debut feature of director Anthony Chen, the film features an international cast, including Singaporean actor Chen Tianwen, Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann and Filipino actress Angeli Bayani.

Ilo Ilo was first premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors' Fortnight on 19 May 2013. At the festival, the film was awarded the Caméra d'Or award, thus becoming the first Singaporean feature film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Synopsis

Set in Singapore during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Ilo Ilo chronicles the Lim family as they adjust to their newly arrived Filipina domestic helper, Teresa, (Angeli Bayani) who has come, like many other Filipinas, in search of a better life. The film’s Chinese title translates as "Mom and Dad Are Not Home". The father, Teck, (Chen Tian Wen) works in sales for a glass company; the pregnant mother, Hwee Leng, (Yeo Yann Yann) works as a secretary for a shipping company that is down sizing; and the ten-year-old son, Jiale, (Koh Jia Ler) is a troubled delinquent.

Actors

Chen Tian Wen

(Lim Beng Teck)
Yeo Yann Yann

(Lim Hwee Leng)
Angeli Bayani

(Teresa)
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