Ilo Ilo (2013)
Director
Anthony Chen
Main cast
Yann Yann Yeo; Tian Wen Chen; Angeli Bayani; Koh Jia Ler; Jo Kukathas
Genres
Drama
Description
Set in the mid 1990s in Singapore, ILOILO chronicles the relationship between a family and their maid from Ilo Ilo, a province in the Philippines.
Anthony Chen
Main cast
Yann Yann Yeo; Tian Wen Chen; Angeli Bayani; Koh Jia Ler; Jo Kukathas
Genres
Drama
Description
Set in the mid 1990s in Singapore, ILOILO chronicles the relationship between a family and their maid from Ilo Ilo, a province in the Philippines.
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