Ilo Ilo
Set in Singapore, ILO ILO chronicles the relationship between the Lim family and their newly arrived maid, Teresa. Like many other Filipino women, she has come to this city in search of a better life.
Set in 1997 against the backdrop of the Asian Financial Crisis, this is a compassionate but unsentimental domestic drama with many small but authentic insights.
“Chen captures with both humor and heartbreaking realism the complicated mechanics of the family dynamic and how outside forces work to shape it.” ~ Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic.
Cast
Yann Yann Yeo (Hwee Leng) , Tianwen Chen (Teck) , Angeli Bayani (Terry) , Jia Ler Koh (Jiale)
Director
Languages
Mandarin, Tagalog, Hokkien
Subtitles
English
Countries
Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, France
