Anthony Chen Re-Teams With ‘Wet Season’ Actors On Pandemic-Set Drama1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFilmmaker Anthony Chen is re-uniting with his Ilo Ilo and Wet Season stars Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler on the third film in his ‘growing up’ trilogy, We Are All Strangers.
Today we can reveal details about the pandemic-set drama, which was recently announced for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2021.
Singaporean filmmaker Chen, the 2013 Cannes Caméra d’Or winner, is due to begin production in his homeland on the Mandarin-language movie in spring 2022. The film will continue the director’s exploration of domestic relations and familial dynamics and touch on themes of privilege, class, and inequality as they are brought into sharper relief by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The film grew out of Chen’s concern for his young actor Jia Ler as he faces the brutality of the adult world. Shooting can only commence once the actor completes his mandatory military service. The feature will likely be ready for festivals a decade after the director and actor first collaborated on Chen’s well-received debut Ilo Ilo, which unspooled at Cannes in 2013.
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