Ilo Ilo
In 90s Singapore, the friendship between Filipino nursemaid Teresa and her young charge Jiale makes waves in a family, while the Asian recession hits the region.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Released
- 2013
- Country
- Singapore
Details
Release year: 2013
Storyline
In 90s Singapore, the friendship between Filipino nursemaid Teresa and her young charge Jiale makes waves in a family, while the Asian recession hits the region.
Top credits
Yann Yann Yeo — Hwee Leng
Tian Wen Chen — Teck
Angeli Bayani — Terry
Jia Ler Koh — Jiale
Did you know
• Official submission of Singapore to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.
• The first Singaporeon feature to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival. It won the Caméra d'Or in 2013.
• The title of the film refers to the hometown of the boy's nanny (particularly the town of San Miguel) in the Philippines and is one of the earliest words spoken by the boy while he was growing up.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $56,773
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $8,775 (2014-04-06)
User reviews
With authenticity, poignancy, warmth and sincerity, Anthony Chen's unprecedented Camera d'Or winning drama is a true-blue gem of Singapore cinema
A sensitive, closely observed and well crafted film!
Solid entry, but still confused
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
