Ilo Ilo

Ilo Ilo

2013 · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Family

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

Directed by Anthony Chen · Written by Anthony Chen

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