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Wo Men Bu Shi Mo Sheng Ren

We Are All Strangers
Competition 2026
© Giraffe Pictures
In bustling contemporary Singapore, 21-year-old Junyang is enjoying 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 the family they were born into and the one they now choose to love.
by Anthony Chen (Director, Screenplay)
with Yeo Yann Yann, Koh Jia Ler, Andi Lim, Regene Lim Singapore 2026 Mandarin, English 157' Colour World premiere

With

  • Yeo Yann Yann (Bee Hwa)
  • Koh Jia Ler (Junyang)
  • Andi Lim (Boon Kiat)
  • Regene Lim (Lydia)

Crew

Director Anthony Chen
Screenplay Anthony Chen
Cinematography Teoh Gay Hian
Editing Hoping Chen
Music Kin Leonn, Thomas Foguenne
Sound Design Lim Ting Li
Production Design Huang Mei-Ching
Casting Khoo Chia Meng, Maximilian Liang
Producer Anthony Chen
Executive Producers Joe Tsai, Arthur Wang, KH Kuok
Co-Producers Teoh Yi Peng, Huang Wenhong

Produced by

Giraffe Pictures

Singapore

World Sales

Paradise City Sales

Paris, France

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Berlinale Meets | Interview

Anthony Chen

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The director, screenwriter and producer was born in Singapore in 1984. He gained international attention with his debut feature film Ilo Ilo, which won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes and four Golden Horse Awards along with over 40 other prizes. His second feature, Wet Season, premiered at Toronto. His English-language debut Drift premiered at Sundance and The Breaking Ice in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Wo Men Bu Shi Mo Sheng Ren completes his Singapore “Growing Up” trilogy and is the first Singaporean film to be selected for the Berlinale Competition.

Filmography (selection)

2013 Ba Ma Bu Zai Jia (Ilo Ilo) 2019 Re Dai Yu (Wet Season) 2023 Drift · Ran Dong (The Breaking Ice) 2026 Wo Men Bu Shi Mo Sheng Ren (We Are All Strangers)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026