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The Asian financial crisis breaks a family—and builds an unexpected bond across class lines.
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Ilo Ilo (2013)

Quiet devastationKitchen-sink realness90s Singapore nostalgia

Overview

FamilyDrama

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

Flag of SGSGChinese
Content warning
1990sloveestranged fatherfinancial crisismotherly lovefinancial problemyoung boymaidsingaporenanny+5 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Yeo Yann Yann's bottled-rage mother is devastating.

Direction

Chen finds poetry in cramped HDB flats.

Writing

No villains, just people failing at being good.

Best for:Solo: When you need to ugly-cry in peace.·Date Night: If your date has a heart and tissues.·Rewatch: You'll catch details you missed while crying.
Heads up:Emotional: Separation that will wreck you. Seriously.
Anthony Chen

Director

Anthony Chen

ReleasedAug 29, 2013
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Revenue$54.1K
Fisheye Pictures
Memento Films Production

Top Cast

Yeo Yann Yann

Yeo Yann Yann

Lim Hwee Leng

Chen Tian Wen

Chen Tian Wen

Lim Beng Teck

Angeli Bayani

Angeli Bayani

Teresa

Koh Jia Ler

Koh Jia Ler

Lim Jiale

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Anthony Chen shot this on a $700,000 budget—his debut feature—and beat The Grandmaster to win Cannes' Camera d'Or.

Cultural

The title refers to Iloilo, Philippines, but Singaporeans pronounce it 'ee-loh ee-loh'—the linguistic gap between Teresa and the family she serves.

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ILO ILO 爸媽不在家 Official Trailer

ILO ILO 爸媽不在家 Official Trailer

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