Ilo Ilo
2013 · Movie · Not Rated · 100 min · ★ 6.9 · 93% critics
In late-1990s Singapore, a working-class family brings in a Filipino live-in helper to care for their young son while the parents juggle mounting pressures. As daily routines and conflicts unfold, the household slowly reveals a tender, deeply human portrait of family life in changing times.
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Details
- Original title
- 爸妈不在家
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-08-29
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (123 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate, realistic family dramas with gentle emotion and everyday tensions, somewhat in the vein of Heidi; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big dramatic turns.
Pros: emotionally authentic; tender family dynamics; strong human touch | Cons: very slow pace; everyday events focus; sometimes feels dull
Themes
- singapore
- nanny
- motherly love
- love
- young boy
- problem child
- maid
- loss of job
- estranged father
- mother figure
- financial crisis
- losing money
- +19 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Horse Award — Best Feature Film · 2013
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Yeo Yann Yann
as Lim Hwee Leng
Chen Tian Wen
as Lim Beng Teck
Angeli Bayani
as Teresa
Koh Jia Ler
as Lim Jiale
- JK
Jo Kukathas
as Ms. Davie
- PW
Peter Wee
as Discipline Master
- NT
Naomi Toh
as Mrs. Ong
- SK
Stephanie Kiong
as Teacher
- JT
Jia Min Chantel Teo
as Teacher
- ZX
Zhi Fang Xu
as Teacher
Directed by Anthony Chen