Singaporean Surveillance Thriller 'Stranger Eyes' Official US Trailer by Alex Billington July 18, 2025Source: YouTube "You know him?" Film
Singaporean Surveillance Thriller ‘Stranger Eyes’ Official US Trailer
by Alex Billington
July 18, 2025
Source: YouTube
“You know him?” Film Movement has revealed an the trailer for an indie thriller titled Stranger Eyes, from Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua. This first premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival last fall, and it also played at the New York & London Film Festivals. After the disappearance of his baby daughter, Darren receives mysterious DVDs containing videos of his private life and most intimate moments. When he finds the mysterious voyeur, Darren turns the gaze around and confronts his own image in the other. “The truth of his identity is more complicated than it seems.” Featuring legendary Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng. Referencing other surveillance thrillers like Michael Haneke’s Cache and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua’s latest film is a timely update to the genre as a meditation on voyeurism in the digital age and the contradictory desires around being seen. Stranger Eyes stars Wu Chien-ho, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo, with Lee Kang-Sheng. Reviews in Venice were mixed, with some critics falling tough for this intriguing tale about the strange surveillance filled world we all live in.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Yeo Siew Hua’s thriller Stranger Eyes, direct from YouTube:
After months of a fruitless police investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, a newborn couple, Junyang & Peiying, realize they are bring filmed surreptitiously when they begin receiving mysterious packages containing DVDs with footage of their daily lives. The moments captured are unnerving not only for the violation of their privacy, but for what is exposed about Junyang & Peiying’s relationship on a most intimate level. Suspecting their voyeur is responsible for taking their daughter, the couple embark on a desperate mission to seek him out, only to find the truth of his identity is more complicated than it seems. Stranger Eyes, also known as 默视录 in Mandarin, is written and directed by Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua, director of the films The Obs: A Singapore Story and A Land Imagined previously, plus a few other tiny films. Produced by Fran Borgia, Stefano Centini, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Alex C. Lo. This initially premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival last year. Film Movement will debut Stranger Eyes in select US theaters starting August 29th, 2025 coming soon. For more info, visit their official site. Who’s intrigued?
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