Ilo Ilo (Feature)
Film
Directing: Anthony Chen
Casting: Yeo Yan Yan / Jia Ler Kho / Angeli Bayani / Chen Tian Wen
Production: Fisheye Pictures
Ilo Ilo chronicles the day-to-day drama of the Lim family - troublesome grade-schooler Jiale and his overstressed parents, Heck and Leng. Comfortably middle-class and with another baby on the way, they hire Teresa, a Filipino immigrant, as a live-in maid and nanny. Teresa initially struggles to manage Jiale's antics but the two eventually form a unique bond.
// AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS //
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Camera d'or Winner 2013 | GOLDEN HORSE AWARD Winner best Feature 2013 | SUTHERLAND AWARD BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Best first Feature 2013 |
CANNES DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT Official Selection 2013 | MANAKI BROTHER FILM FESTIVAL Official selection 2013 |