2024 film directed by Yeo Siew Hua
Stranger Eyes () is a 2024 internationally co-produced mystery thriller film directed by Yeo Siew Hua starring Lee Kang-sheng and Wu Chien-ho.
The film premiered in the main competition section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Singaporean film to compete for the Golden Lion. It was also selected as the opening film for both the 2024 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and the 35th Singapore International Film Festival.
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.
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.
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.
Release.
"Stranger Eyes" had its world premiere in the main competition section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2024. It made its North American premiere in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival. "Stranger Eyes" was the opening film for the 35th Singapore International Film Festival on 28 November 2024.
Reception.
Critical response.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.
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