STRANGER EYES

Singapore, Taiwan, France | DCP | 2024 | 125 min. | Mandarin with English subtitles
Director: Yeo Siew Hua
Cast: Wu Chien-Ho, Lee Kang Sheng, Anicca Panna

A young couple have just about given up hope of ever finding their missing child when mysterious packages start appearing on their doorstep. Inside are DVDs containing raw footage of their everyday lives, recorded by a voyeur with no clear motivation.  They begin to suspect a shifty neighbor (played by Tsai Ming-liang collaborator Lee Kang-sheng) of not only taking the videos, but taking their daughter, as well. This creepy thriller takes unexpected turns as it reflects on the nature of surveillance, from both sides of the camera. (MK)