ILO ILO at BFI London Film Festival

Anthony Chen’s debut feature ILO ILO will receive its UK premiere at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, along with competing for the prestigious Sutherland Award for First Feature.

Set in Singapore, the film chronicles the relationship between a family of three and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa, who has come like many other Filipino women in search of a better life. The entire family needs to adapt to the presence of this stranger, which further threatens their already strained relationship. Still, Teresa and Jiale, the young and troublesome boy she cares for, soon form a bond. Their unique connection continues to develop and soon she becomes an unspoken part of the family.

Screening times for ILO ILO are listed below, with tickets going on sale the 20^th September. 

Oct 11^th – Vue West End, Screen 7 – 6.15pm

Oct 13^th – Rich Mix Bethnal Green – 1.00pm