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We Are All Strangers

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In contemporary Singapore, 21-year-old Junyang lives in the ease of youth while his father struggles to hold their modest life together. When Junyang's relationship with his girlfriend takes an unexpected and life-altering turn, the young couple is forced to face the realities of adulthood far sooner than anticipated. At the same time, an exuberant woman enters his father's life and heart, quietly reshaping the fragile balance between father and son. As both generations confront love, loss and responsibility, they must redefine what family means---and learn to live with the imperfect bonds between those we are born to and those we choose.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Feb 24, 2026
4/5
There’s some addictively brash storytelling here from Chen, with a page-turning novelistic energy and a marvellous sympathy for the whole cast. Go to Full Review Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire Feb 19, 2026
Filmmaker Anthony Chen returns with a fifth feature that’s as emotionally generous as it is frothily melodramatic -- in ways that are addictively entertaining, frustrating, and ultimately too empathetic to shun. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety Feb 19, 2026
The film is consistently involving and finally moving, sparked especially by Chen regular Yeo Yann Yann’s wonderful performance as an immigrant outsider in this family and society alike. Go to Full Review That Shelf Staff That Shelf 5 days ago
What the director has always lacked is the grace to let his characters grow in any meaningful way. He leaves no room for his characters to mature or develop complex depth, which feels antithetical to the trilogy’s titular purpose of "growing up." Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About May 15, 2026
It’s nice to see art sympathetic to the fact that people make mistakes, but my goodness the pacing does drag. Go to Full Review Daniel Eagan ScreenAnarchy Mar 6, 2026
Throughout its almost three-hour run time, We Are All Strangers operates on a level few filmmakers can achieve. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Anthony Chen

Director

Yann Yann Yeo

Actor

Koh Jia Ler

Actor

Andi Lim

Actor

Regene Lim

Actor

Anthony Chen

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis In contemporary Singapore, 21-year-old Junyang lives in the ease of youth while his father struggles to hold their modest life together. When Junyang's relationship with his girlfriend takes an unexpected and life-altering turn, the young couple is forced to face the realities of adulthood far sooner than anticipated. At the same time, an exuberant woman enters his father's life and heart, quietly reshaping the fragile balance between father and son. As both generations confront love, loss and responsibility, they must redefine what family means---and learn to live with the imperfect bonds between those we are born to and those we choose.
Director
Anthony Chen
Producer
Anthony Chen
Screenwriter
Anthony Chen
Production Co
Giraffe Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
2h 37m
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