Stranger Eyes

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Stranger Eyes
Directed by Yeo Siew Hua
Written byYeo Siew Hua
Produced by
  • Fran Borgia
  • Stefano Centini
  • Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • Alex C. Lo
Starring
CinematographyHideho Urata
Edited byJean-Christophe Bouzy
Music byThomas Foguenne
Production
companies
  • Akanga Film Asia
  • Volos Films
  • Films de Force Majeure
  • Cinema Inutile
Distributed by
  • Epicentre Films (France)
Release date
  • September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)(Venice)
Running time
126 mins
Countries
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • France
  • United States

Stranger Eyes is a 2024 internationally co-produced mystery thriller film directed by Yeo Siew Hua starring Lee Kang-sheng and Wu Chien-ho.

Contents

It was the first Singapore film to be selected for the main competition of the Venice International Film Festival, where it will be competing for the Golden Lion. [1]

Premise

After young father Darren's daughter goes missing, he begins to receive video recordings of his personal life. He suspects that his neighbor Goh is the culprit and begins surveilling him in a hunt for answers. [2]

Cast

Production

Stranger Eyes received the HAF Fiction Award at the 2020 Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum. The film was also awarded funding from Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority, the French Aide aux Cinémas du monde, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), and Purin Pictures from Thailand. [2]

In August 2023, Variety reported that Lee Kang-sheng had been cast in the film and that principal photography was underway. The report noted that post-production was expected to wrap by early 2024. [2]

Release

Stranger Eyes was selected to premiere in the main competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lui, John. "Yeo Siew Hua mystery is first S'pore film to compete for Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion". Straits Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman. "'A Land Imagined' Director Yeo Siew Hua Casts Taiwan Star Lee Kang-Sheng in Surveillance Thriller 'Stranger Eyes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2024.