Stranger Eyes

Stranger Eyes
Stranger Eyes
Traditional Chinese	默視錄
Hanyu Pinyin	Mò shì lù
Directed by	Yeo Siew Hua
Written by	Yeo Siew Hua
Produced by	Fran Borgia; Stefano Centini; Jean-Laurent Csinidis; Alex C. Lo;
Starring	Lee Kang-sheng; Wu Chien-ho;
Cinematography	Hideho Urata
Edited by	Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Music by	Thomas Foguenne
Production; companies	Akanga Film Asia; Volos Films; Films de Force Majeure; Cinema Inutile;
Distributed by	Epicentre Films (France);
Release date	September 5, 2024 (Venice);
Running time	126 minutes
Countries	Singapore; Taiwan; France; United States;
Box office	$12,666

Stranger Eyes (Chinese: 默視錄) is a 2024 internationally co-produced mystery thriller film directed by Yeo Siew Hua starring Lee Kang-sheng and Wu Chien-ho.

The film premiered in the main competition section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Singaporean film to compete for the Golden Lion. It was also selected as the opening film for both the 2024 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and the 35th Singapore International Film Festival.^[2] It was selected as the Singaporean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.^[3]

Premise

After young father Darren's daughter goes missing, he begins to receive video recordings of his personal life. He suspects that his neighbor Goh is the culprit and begins surveilling him in a hunt for answers.^[4]

Cast

Wu Chien-ho as Junyang
Lee Kang-sheng as Lao Wu
Anicca Panna as Peiying
Vera Chen as Shuping
Xenia Tan as Ling Po
Pete Teo as Officer Zheng
Maryanne Ng-Yew as Mother Wu
Mila Troncoso as Ana

Production

Stranger Eyes received the HAF Fiction Award at the 2020 Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum. The film also received funding from Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority, the French Aide aux Cinémas du monde, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), and Purin Pictures from Thailand.^[4]

In August 2023, Variety reported that Lee Kang-sheng had been cast in the film and that principal photography was underway. The report noted that post-production was expected to wrap by early 2024.^[4]

Release

Stranger Eyes had its world premiere in the main competition section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2024.^[5] It made its North American premiere in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival.^[6] It screened as the opening film of the 35th Singapore International Film Festival on 28 November 2024.^[7]^[8]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.^[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Accolades

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Asian Film Awards	2025	Best Supporting Actor	Lee Kang-sheng	Won	^[10]
Asian Film Awards	2025	Best Sound	Tu Duu-chih, Tu Tse-kang	Won	^[10]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards	2024	Best Cinematography	Hideho Urata	Nominated	^[11]
Golden Horse Awards	2024	Best Narrative Feature	Stranger Eyes	Nominated	^[12]^[13]^[14]
		Best Director	Yeo Siew Hua	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Yeo Siew Hua	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Kang-sheng	Nominated
		Best Original Film Score	Thomas Foguenne	Won
		Best Sound Effects	Tu Duu-chih, Tu Tse-kang	Nominated
Taipei Film Awards	2025	Best Narrative Feature	Stranger Eyes	Nominated	^[15]^[16]^[17]
		Best Director	Yeo Siew Hua	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Yeo Siew Hua	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Lee Kang-sheng	Won
		Best Music	Thomas Foguenne	Won
Valladolid International Film Festival	2024	Silver Spike	Stranger Eyes	Won	^[18]
Venice Film Festival	2024	Golden Lion	Yeo Siew Hua	Nominated	^[5]

References

^ "Stranger Eyes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
^ Frater, Patrick (4 September 2024). "Yeo Siew Hua's 'Stranger Eyes' Set as Golden Horse Festival Opening Film – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (19 September 2025). "Singapore Selects 'Stranger Eyes' as Oscar Contender for Best International Feature". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (18 August 2023). "'A Land Imagined' Director Yeo Siew Hua Casts Taiwan Star Lee Kang-Sheng in Surveillance Thriller 'Stranger Eyes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Lui, John. "Yeo Siew Hua mystery is first S'pore film to compete for Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ "Singapore International Film Festival 2024 to open with Stranger Eyes, Rebecca Lim named first-ever ambassador". CNA Lifestyle. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 October 2024). "Jafar Panahi to Receive Cinema Honorary Award, 'Stranger Eyes' to Open 35th Singapore Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
^ "Stranger Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
^ Brzeski, Patrick (16 March 2025). "Asian Film Awards: 'All We Imagine as Light' Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for 'Teki Cometh'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
^ "17th ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ "Nominees & Winners 2024". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ Lee, Edmund (3 October 2024). "All Shall Be Well leads Hong Kong contenders at Golden Horse Awards". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ Wong, Silvia (24 November 2024). "'An Unfinished Film', 'Bel Ami' among top winners at Golden Horse Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ Chung, Chih-chun; Khan, Fion (16 May 2025). "Taipei Film Awards nominations announced". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
^ Wu, Wei (5 July 2025). "2025台北電影節得獎名單！《小雁與吳愛麗》楊貴媚獲女配角，影帝影后是他們！". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
^ Shackleton, Liz (7 July 2025). "'Island Of The Winds', 'Yen And Ai-Lee' Take Top Prizes At Taipei Film Awards". Streamlined. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
^ "'Misericordia', del cineasta francés Alan Guiraudie, gana la Espiga de Oro de la Seminci 2024". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

External links

Stranger Eyes at IMDb

[BOM-1] "Stranger Eyes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 September 2025.

[2] Frater, Patrick (4 September 2024). "Yeo Siew Hua's 'Stranger Eyes' Set as Golden Horse Festival Opening Film – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[3] Ramachandran, Naman (19 September 2025). "Singapore Selects 'Stranger Eyes' as Oscar Contender for Best International Feature". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2025.

[Variety-4] Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (18 August 2023). "'A Land Imagined' Director Yeo Siew Hua Casts Taiwan Star Lee Kang-Sheng in Surveillance Thriller 'Stranger Eyes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[st-5] Lui, John. "Yeo Siew Hua mystery is first S'pore film to compete for Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[6] "62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[:0-7] "Singapore International Film Festival 2024 to open with Stranger Eyes, Rebecca Lim named first-ever ambassador". CNA Lifestyle. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[8] Ramachandran, Naman (3 October 2024). "Jafar Panahi to Receive Cinema Honorary Award, 'Stranger Eyes' to Open 35th Singapore Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-9] "Stranger Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 September 2025.

[10] Brzeski, Patrick (16 March 2025). "Asian Film Awards: 'All We Imagine as Light' Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for 'Teki Cometh'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

[11] "17th ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[12] "Nominees & Winners 2024". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[13] Lee, Edmund (3 October 2024). "All Shall Be Well leads Hong Kong contenders at Golden Horse Awards". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[14] Wong, Silvia (24 November 2024). "'An Unfinished Film', 'Bel Ami' among top winners at Golden Horse Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[15] Chung, Chih-chun; Khan, Fion (16 May 2025). "Taipei Film Awards nominations announced". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 September 2025.

[16] Wu, Wei (5 July 2025). "2025台北電影節得獎名單！《小雁與吳愛麗》楊貴媚獲女配角，影帝影后是他們！". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 21 September 2025.

[17] Shackleton, Liz (7 July 2025). "'Island Of The Winds', 'Yen And Ai-Lee' Take Top Prizes At Taipei Film Awards". Streamlined. Retrieved 21 September 2025.

[18] "'Misericordia', del cineasta francés Alan Guiraudie, gana la Espiga de Oro de la Seminci 2024". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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