Screen Daily dergisinin "küçük bir mücevher" sözleriyle övdüğü, Cannes Film Festivali'nde ödül kazanan bu ilk Singapur filmi, Lim ailesiyle yeni hizmetçileri Teresa arasındaki dokunaklı ilişkiyi mercek altına yatırıyor. Filipinli birçok kadın gibi Teresa da daha iyi bir yaşam hayalinin peşinde Singapur'a gelmiştir. Zarif ve duyarlı Teresa'nın yemek hazırlamak ve temizlik dışında aileye bir düzen getirmeye çalışması, aile fertlerini huzursuz eder. Bu arada ailenin sorunlu küçük oğlu Jiale ile Teresa arasında özel bir bağ kurulmaya başlar. 1997 yılında Asya kıtasını sarsan finansal krizin eşiğinde Teresa, yavaş yavaş da olsa ailede kabul görmeye başlar. Ilo Ilo'nun esin kaynağı, yönetmen Chen'in çocukluk anıları.

Ilo Ilo

The lives of three characters intertwine through a ticket-tearer working at the local Indian cinema, who soon develops an interest in the stories of his patrons.

Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end.

Ah Ma

On a hot humid day, Singapore is shrouded by the haze from Indonesia. Two teenagers skip school to idle the time away, and an innocent love affair plays out indoors.

Haze

The Reunion Dinner depicts one Singaporean family’s celebration of Chinese New Year from the 1960s to present day. They may adapt their traditions to the country’s modernisation, but this does not change: celebrating with loved ones over a shared meal.

The Reunion Dinner

A chance encounter between strangers, a foreigner and a local, results in the possibility of an unlikely friendship.

Karung Guni

Eero Mäntyranta was once an Olympic champion and a national icon. Now, he's an old man who lives with his reindeers in the deep Finnish forests. His grandson Viktor, a heartbroken musician, looks for answers in his granddad's stories. This film is about being homesick, although you no longer know where your home is. About longing for something to be real. To finally find meaning and substance in a modern life that might feel meaningless.