Ilo Ilo
DramaFamilysingaporenannymotherly loveloveyoung boyproblem childmaidloss of jobestranged fathermother figurefinancial crisislosing money
A tender, melancholic portrait of unexpected maternal bonds formed across class and cultural lines during economic hardship in 1990s Singapore.
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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