Ilo Ilo

Ilo Ilo ( ) is a 2013 Singaporean drama film directed and written by Anthony Chen. It is Chen's debut feature film and stars Singaporean actor Chen Tianwen, Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann, Filipino actress Angeli Bayani, and first-time child actor Koh Jia Ler. Ilo Ilo revolves around a middle-class Singaporean family who employs a domestic worker from the Philippines at the onset of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Chen based the film on his personal experiences in living with a Filipino domestic worker from Iloilo, a province in the Philippines. He ideated for the feature film, which was initially an autobiography, after finishing his studies at the National Film and Television School in England and returning to Singapore. Writing began in June 2010, and filming took place from May to June 2012. The film was partially funded by the Singapore Film Commission, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and an award from Tokyo Filmex. Ilo Ilo premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors' Fortnight on 19 May 2013. The film was awarded the Caméra d'Or award and became the first Singaporean feature film to receive an award at the Cannes Film Festival. This led to a media campaign to locate the overseas Filipino worker Chen had lived with, whom he could identify only by her nickname and two photographs.…

Ilo Ilo ( ) is a 2013 Singaporean drama film directed and written by Anthony Chen. It is Chen's debut feature film and stars Singaporean actor Chen Tianwen, Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann, Filipino actress Angeli Bayani, and first-time child actor Koh Jia Ler. Ilo Ilo revolves around a middle-class Singaporean family who employs a domestic worker from the Philippines at the onset of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Chen based the film on his personal experiences in living with a Filipino domestic worker from Iloilo, a province in the Philippines. He ideated for the feature film, which was initially an autobiography, after finishing his studies at the National Film and Television School in England and returning to Singapore. Writing began in June 2010, and filming took place from May to June 2012. The film was partially funded by the Singapore Film Commission, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and an award from Tokyo Filmex. Ilo Ilo premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors' Fortnight on 19 May 2013. The film was awarded the Caméra d'Or award and became the first Singaporean feature film to receive an award at the Cannes Film Festival. This led to a media campaign to locate the overseas Filipino worker Chen had lived with, whom he could identify only by her nickname and two photographs. The film was released in Singapore on 29 August 2013, and generally received positive reception for its storytelling and cast performances. Ilo Ilo became the first Singaporean film to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film and was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. ==Plot== In Singapore during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the Lim family welcomes their domestic helper Teresa (colloquially Terry). Terry is an overseas Filipino Worker who has come from Iloilo to support her infant son. The father, Teck, works in sales for a glass company; the pregnant mother, Hwee Leng, works as a secretary in a downsizing shipping company; and the ten-year-old son, Jiale, is a troubled delinquent. Jiale and Terry exhibit a troubled relationship at first. One day, Jiale climbs over the school fence at dismissal time just to avoid his maid, who comes every day to fetch him. He is forced to rely on Terry after he accidentally collides with a car while biking, and has to temporarily use an arm cast. When Teck loses his sales job, he conceals it from his wife. He accepts a temporary job as a security guard monitoring an egg farm. As he continues to lose money in the stock market, he acknowledges their losses to his wife, who lambastes him. Terry also finds a side job at Lucky Plaza as a hairstylist, which she keeps a secret from her employers. Meanwhile, Jiale and Terry begin to kindle a relationship, which sparks his mother's jealousy and feelings of emotional neglect by her son. Teck and Hwee Leng give Jiale pet chicks for his birthday, which are eventually slaughtered. Hwee Leng attends a motivational seminar and is convinced by the optimistic words of the speaker to purchase his merchandise; he turns out to be a fraud. Jiale is enthusiastic in his collection of past-winning lottery numbers, which he catalogues in his schoolbook. One day, after being taunted by another boy that Terry only loves him as part of her job, he pushes the boy against a bathroom wall, hospitalizing him. Threatened with expulsion and the school's administration unable to contact his parents, Terry arrives to plead for mercy on his behalf. Hwee Leng shows up, reminding Terry that she is Jiale's mother. Later, Jiale is caned in front of the school assembly. After the family car is sold for scrap and Teck is fired from his job for breaking several crates while chasing a robber, the Lim family acknowledge they can no longer afford to keep Terry employed. Desperate to keep her, Jiale uses his savings to purchase lottery tickets but loses. He becomes despondent and cuts a lock of Terry's hair during a tense farewell at the airport. Holding onto her cassette player, Jiale listens to Terry's favorite song, "Kahapon at Pag-ibig" by Asin, with his father in the hospital as Hwee Leng gives birth to a baby girl. ==Cast== Chen Tianwen as Teck, the father Yeo Yann Yann as Hwee Leng, the mother Koh Jia Ler as Jiale Angeli Bayani as Teresa “Terry” ==Production== ==Reception== ==See also== List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Singaporean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ==References== ==External links==

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