'Wet Season' review: Powerful story driven by Yeo Yann Yann's award-winning performance


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IN the social drama Ilo Ilo (2013), a family beset by typically Singaporean problems deploy typically Singaporean solutions – hiring a new domestic helper, signing on to a money-making scheme, settling for a career as a security guard after losing a job in sales – only to see each step backfire.Anthony Chen

In Wet Season, filmmaker Anthony Chen is less interested in how doing the right thing can drive people into the wrong places.

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An ambitious new direction by Chen that deserves everyone’s attention

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