ILO ILO is the debut feature-length film by award-winning Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen about the relationship between a Singaporean family and their maid amidst the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
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. Her presence in the family worsens their already strained relationship. Jiale, the young and troublesome son, starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, who soon becomes an unspoken part of the family.
But this is 1997 and the Asian Financial Crisis is starting to be felt in the region...
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. Her presence in the family worsens their already strained relationship. Jiale, the young and troublesome son, starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, who soon becomes an unspoken part of the family.
But this is 1997 and the Asian Financial Crisis is starting to be felt in the region...
Love is the only tie that binds.
ILOILO
This is our story.
ILOILO
This is our story.
Starring Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Chien Tanwen
and our very own Angeli Bayani as Auntie Terry
and our very own Angeli Bayani as Auntie Terry
Written and Directed by Anthony Chen
Singapore's Entry on Foreign Film Category for Oscars 2014
Opens in Philippine Cinemas December 4 2013!
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