The Locarno Golden Leopard-winning thriller follows the case of a missing Chinese worker.
for submission in the international feature film category at the Oscars.
The Yeo Siew Hua-directed thriller stars Peter Yu, Luna Kwok and Liu Xiaoyi and follows the case of a missing Chinese construction worker and the cop assigned to his case.was produced by Akanga Film Asia and has picked up a slew of awards on the international circuit, including the Golden Leopard at Locarno. It was also picked up for streaming on Netflix.
“The film has won critical acclaim at many film festivals, and is a great example of a made-with-Singapore film that has the potential to win audiences around the world,” he said. Singapore is yet to pick up a nomination for what was previously known as the best foreign film. The island nation first submitted an entry in 1959 and then has done so continuously since 2005.
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