Stranger Eyes
2024 film directed by Yeo Siew Hua
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Stranger Eyes (Chinese: 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.
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| Traditional Chinese | 默視錄 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mò shì lù |
| Directed by | Yeo Siew Hua |
| Written by | Yeo Siew Hua |
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| Cinematography | Hideho Urata |
| Edited by | Jean-Christophe Bouzy |
| Music by | Thomas Foguenne |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
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| Box office | $12,666[1] |
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.[2]
It was selected as the Singaporean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3]
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Release
Stranger Eyes had its world premiere in the main competition section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2024.[5] It made its North American premiere in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival.[6] It screened as the opening film of the 35th Singapore International Film Festival on 28 November 2024.[7][8]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Accolades
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Asian Film Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Lee Kang-sheng | Won | [10] |
| Best Sound | Tu Duu-chih, Tu Tse-kang | Won | |||
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2024 | Best Cinematography | Hideho Urata | Nominated | [11] |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2024 | Best Narrative Feature | Stranger Eyes | Nominated | [12][13][14] |
| Best Director | Yeo Siew Hua | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Lee Kang-sheng | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Film Score | Thomas Foguenne | Won | |||
| Best Sound Effects | Tu Duu-chih, Tu Tse-kang | Nominated | |||
| Taipei Film Awards | 2025 | Best Narrative Feature | Stranger Eyes | Nominated | [15][16][17] |
| Best Director | Yeo Siew Hua | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Lee Kang-sheng | Won | |||
| Best Music | Thomas Foguenne | Won | |||
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2024 | Silver Spike | Stranger Eyes | Won | [18] |
| Venice Film Festival | 2024 | Golden Lion | Yeo Siew Hua | Nominated | [5] |
