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February 20, 2026

We Are All Strangers review

Anthony Chen offers up a forthright but warm film that navigates romantic crises and Singapore’s infatuation with the rich

We Are All Strangers review

TL;DR

  • The film is a family drama by Singaporean director Anthony Chen, influenced by Edward Yang and Tsai Ming-liang.
  • It critiques Singapore's conformism and infatuation with wealth, satirizing its entrepreneurial dangers.
  • The story follows Junyang, a shiftless young man, and his widowed father Boon Kiat, who falls for a waitress.
  • Both father and son face romantic crises: Junyang's girlfriend Lydia gets pregnant, while Boon Kiat falls for Bee Hwa.
  • The narrative contrasts the cramped flat life with aspirations for luxury, seen in Junyang's new job as an estate agent.
  • The film shows the illusory promises of wealth through the unreliable buyer and failed social media ventures.
  • Chen's storytelling is described as addictively brash, with novelistic energy and sympathy for the cast.

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