Ilo Ilo
First screened in September 2013
Director: Anthony Chen. Cast: Koh Jia Ler, Yeo Yann Yann, Chen Tian Wen, Angeli Bayani. Screenplay: Anthony Chen. Twitter Capsule:
Simple, proficient humanism at first; dislikeable family a risky center. Wise choices, narrative layers emerge over time.
VOR:③
Film's virtues have more to do with sensitive direction, artful balance of characters and threads, etc., than opening new paths. I do love it, though. Great debut!
