Distribution
Stranger Eyes
DIRECTOR: yeo siew hua
124 minutes | singapore, TaIwan, France, USA
A young couple looking for their missing daughter finds video recordings of their most intimate moments taken by a mysterious voyeur, which sets them on an investigation to find the truth behind the images — and of themselves.
This is the second feature by Yeo Siew Hua in co-production with Films de Force Majeure after A Land Imagined.
About
Production: Akanga Films, Volos Films, Films de Force Majeure, Cinema Inutile
With: Wu Chien-Ho (Junyang), Lee Kang-sheng (Lao Wu), Anicca Panna (Peiying), Vera Chen (Shuping), Pete Teo (Officer Zheng), Xenia Tan (Ling Po), Maryanne Ng-Yew (Mother Wu) and Anya Chow (Little Bo)
France distribution: Epicentre Films
International sales: Playtime
Release: Planned for 2025
Support
In association with Tiger Tiger Pictures, Incantation Films, Volya Films
With the participation of Singapore Film Commission, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)
And the support of Purin Pictures
And the participation of l’Aide aux Cinémas du monde – CNC, Institut Français, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Project developed at
SEAFIC – Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab and Produire au Sud, Nipkow Programm
And presented at
Talents Tokyo 2018, Asian Project Market 2018, IFFR CineMart 2019, Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum 2020, Golden Horse Project Promotion, Venice Gap-Financing Market 2022
Team
Writer & director Yeo Siew Hua
Director of photography Hideho Urata
Production designer James Page
Costume designer Meredith Lee
1st assitant director Brian Chew
Editor Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Colorist Julien Petri
Production manager Jérôme Nunes
Postproduction manager Nora Bertone
Producer Fran Boria
Coproducers Stefano Centini, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Alex C. Lo, Dan Koh
Technical sheet
Fiction
Format HD
Sound 5.1, stereo
Length 124 minutes
Original language Chinese
Colour
N° Visa 160.665
FESTIVALS
OFF Camera Film Festival (Poland)
BAFICI (Argentina)
Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hong Kong)
Quais du polar (France)
Cinevesture International Film Festival (India)
East Asia Film Festival Ireland (Ireland)
Tours International Asian Cinema Festival (France)
Asian Film Award – Best Supporting Actor Award for LEE Kang Sheng – Best Sound Award for TU Duu-Chih and TU Tse-Kang
Vesoul international Asian Cinema Festival (France)
Allers Retours Festival (France) – French pemiere
Haifa International Film Festival (Israel)
Pune International Film Festival (India)
Kerala International Film Festival (India)
Kolkata International Film Festival (India)
Jogja – NETPAC Asian Film Festival (Indonesia)
Marrackeh International Film Festival – Special Screenings Selection (Morroco)
Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore)
Tokyo FILMex (Japan)
FIve Flavours Film Festival (Pologne)
Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (Germany)
Taïpei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taïwan) – Opening Film – Best Original Score Award
Stockholm International Film Festival (Sweden)
Leeds International Film Festival (UK)
SEMINCI of Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain)- Silver Spike (ex aequo)
Vienna International Film Festival – Viennale (Austria)
BFI London – UK premiere (UK)
New York Film Festival – Official Competition (United States)
Hamburg Film Festival (Germany)
Bucharest International Film Festival (Romania)
Venice International Film Festival – World premiere – Official Competition (Italy)