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Stranger Eyes

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After enduring months of a fruitless police investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, a young, estranged couple, Junyang and Peiying, realize they are bring filmed surreptitiously when they begin receiving mysterious packages at their door 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 and 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. Featuring legendary Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, STRANGER EYES "transmogrifies what looks at first like a creepy crime thriller into something much more tricksy, potent and ultimately puzzling, yet still rooted in recognizable human fragility," (The Hollywood Reporter). Referencing other surveillance thrillers like Michael Haneke's CACHE and Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW, Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua's latest feature is a timely update to the genre as a meditation on voyeurism in the digital age and the contradictory desires around being seen.
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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Always intriguing, “Stranger Eyes” proves stronger on concept than coherence. Perhaps the loose ends are Yeo’s way of suggesting that a film director, too, lacks omniscience. Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express ...Siew Hua spins a well-paced, taut thriller that keeps the audience guessing and on edge of their seats. May 13, 2025 Full Review Sophie Monks Kaufman IndieWire What begins as a crime thriller ends as a transfixing meditation on our personal need for recognition and the difficulty of finding this for ourselves or providing that for others. Rated: B+ Dec 5, 2024 Full Review Don Shanahan Film Obsessive Stranger Ways encapsulates proliferating dangers in an almost entrancing, methodical way, wholly different from the norm, all due to conflicting background emotions. Rated: 3/5 Sep 4, 2025 Full Review Miyako Pleines Spectrum Culture Hua’s film shifts from a traditional thriller to a stark exploration of voyeurism in the digital age. Sep 4, 2025 Full Review Tori Potenza MovieJawn Stranger Eyes will linger and stick with you long after the credits start to roll. Siew Hua Yeo is a noticeable filmmaker for the way he blends his story with expert editing and structure. Aug 29, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Siew Hua Yeo

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Chien-Ho Wu

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Lee Kang-sheng

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Anicca Panna

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Vera Chen

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Pete Teo

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Synopsis After enduring months of a fruitless police investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, a young, estranged couple, Junyang and Peiying, realize they are bring filmed surreptitiously when they begin receiving mysterious packages at their door 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 and 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. Featuring legendary Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, STRANGER EYES "transmogrifies what looks at first like a creepy crime thriller into something much more tricksy, potent and ultimately puzzling, yet still rooted in recognizable human fragility," (The Hollywood Reporter). Referencing other surveillance thrillers like Michael Haneke's CACHE and Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW, Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua's latest feature is a timely update to the genre as a meditation on voyeurism in the digital age and the contradictory desires around being seen.
Director
Siew Hua Yeo
Producer
Fran Borgia, Stefano Centini, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Alex C. Lo
Screenwriter
Siew Hua Yeo
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Akanga Film Asia, Volos Films, Films de Force Majeure, Cinema Inutile
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2025
Runtime
2h 6m