Stranger Eyes
{{Short description|2024 film directed by Yeo Siew Hua}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| name = Stranger Eyes
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| t = 默視錄
| p = Mò shì lù
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| director = Yeo Siew Hua
| writer = Yeo Siew Hua
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Fran Borgia
- Stefano Centini
- Jean-Laurent Csinidis
- Alex C. Lo
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| cinematography = Hideho Urata
| editing = Jean-Christophe Bouzy
| music = Thomas Foguenne
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Akanga Film Asia
- Volos Films
- Films de Force Majeure
- Cinema Inutile
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| distributor = {{Plainlist|
- Epicentre Films (France)
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| released = {{Film date|2024|9|5|Venice}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- France
- United States
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Stranger Eyes ({{zh|t=默視錄}}) 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.{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=4 September 2024 |title=Yeo Siew Hua's 'Stranger Eyes' Set as Golden Horse Festival Opening Film – Global Bulletin |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/stranger-eyes-golden-horse-film-festival-1236129637/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |last2=Ramachandran |first2=Naman |date=18 August 2023 |title='A Land Imagined' Director Yeo Siew Hua Casts Taiwan Star Lee Kang-Sheng in Surveillance Thriller 'Stranger Eyes' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/yeo-siew-hua-stranger-eyes-lee-kang-sheng-1235699479/ |access-date=23 July 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Cast
- Wu Chien-ho as Junyang
- Lee Kang-sheng as Lao Wu
- Anicca Panna as Peiying
- Vera Chen as Shuping
- Xenia Tan as Ling Po
- Pete Teo as Officer Zheng
- Maryanne Ng-Yew as Mother Wu
- Mila Troncoso as Ana
Production
Stranger Eyes received the HAF Fiction Award at the 2020 Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum. The film also received 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.{{cite web |last1=Lui |first1=John |title=Yeo Siew Hua mystery is first S'pore film to compete for Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/yeo-siew-hua-mystery-is-first-s-pore-film-to-compete-for-venice-film-festival-s-golden-lion |access-date=23 July 2024 |website=The Straits Times}} It made its North American premiere in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced |url=https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2024/daily/62nd-new-york-film-festival-main-slate-announced/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=Film at Lincoln Center |language=en}} Stranger Eyes was the opening film for the 35th Singapore International Film Festival on 28 November 2024.{{Cite web |date=4 October 2024 |title=Singapore International Film Festival 2024 to open with Stranger Eyes, Rebecca Lim named first-ever ambassador |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/singapore-international-film-festival-2024-411466 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=3 October 2024 |title=Jafar Panahi to Receive Cinema Honorary Award, 'Stranger Eyes' to Open 35th Singapore Film Festival |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/jafar-panahi-stranger-eyes-singapore-film-festival-1236166838/ |access-date=6 October 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Reception
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{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|77|6.2|13|ref=yes|access-date=30 October 2024}}
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