Ilo Ilo
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
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Cast
20 people
Yeo Yann Yann
Lim Hwee Leng
Known for
American Born Chinese
Havoc
Chen Tian Wen
Lim Beng Teck
Also in
The Legendary Swordsman
Life Less Ordinary
Angeli Bayani
Teresa
Known for
Norte, the End of History
Almost Paradise
Koh Jia Ler
Lim Jiale
Also in
Wet Season
We Are All Strangers
Jo Kukathas
Ms. Davie
Also in
I Am the Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am the Fear of Your Fear
I.D
Peter Wee
Discipline Master
No other roles listed
Naomi Toh
Mrs. Ong
No other roles listed
Stephanie Kiong
Teacher
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Jia Min Chantel Teo
Teacher
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Zhi Fang Xu
Teacher
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Sea Moi Lee
Teacher
James Ng
Teacher
Anthony Chen Director · Benoît Soler Cinematographer Joanne Cheong Editor
Worldwide gross $54K · Budget $700K · First release May 19, 2013
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$54,071
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Fisheye Pictures
Production
Memento Production
Production
Singapore · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
爸妈不在家
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Tagalog
Release dates
France · May 19, 2013
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Singapore · August 29, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
April 30, 2015 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 2013 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 137475
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
November 12, 2013 · Digital
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