STRANGER EYES

Official screening

  • thursday, 5 september 2024
Sala Grande
22:00
by Siew Hua Yeo
with Wu Chien-Ho, Lee Kang-Sheng, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo, Xenia Tan, Maryanne Ng-Yew

(2024, Singapore, Taipei, France, USA, 125')

After the mysterious disappearance of their two-year-old daughter, Darren and Tara begin receiving enigmatic videos that capture even the most intimate moments of their family life. Despite the police taking measures to catch the unknown voyeur, the investigation into the truth will force the young couple to confront their own secrets.

by Chiara Sciascia
Siew Hua Yeo

Yeo Siew Hua, a Singaporean director born in 1985, made his feature film debut in 2009 with the dramatic film In the House of Straw. In 2014, he directed the musical documentary The Obs: A Singapore Story, and in 2018, he released his second fiction feature, A Land Imagined, which garnered numerous accolades at international festivals, including the Golden Leopard at Locarno. Making his debut at Venice, he features Lee Kang-sheng, Tsai Ming-liang’s regular actor, known for his presence in all of the Master’s films.

INTERNATIONAL CRITICS

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Fabre
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3/5
BEN CROLL
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TOMMASO KOCH
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Jorge L. Ramos
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BARBARA HOLLENDER
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Daniel Kothenschulte
FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU
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