A Land Imagined

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A Land Imagined
File:A Land Imagined film poster.jpg
Directed by Yeo Siew Hua
Produced by Fran Borgia
Written by Yeo Siew Hua
Starring Peter Yu
Luna Kwok
Liu Xiaoyi
Jack Tan
Ishtiaque Zico
Music by Teo Wei Yong
Cinematography Hideho Urata
Edited by Daniel Hui
Production
company
Akanga Film Asia
Films de Force Majeure
mm2 Entertainment
Volya Films
Distributed by mm2 Entertainment (Singapore)
Release dates
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  • 7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) (Locarno)
  • 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) (SGIFF)
  • 21 February 2019 (2019-02-21) (Singapore)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Singapore
France
Netherlands
Language Mandarin
English
Bengali

A Land Imagined (Chinese: 幻土) is a 2018 neo-noir mystery thriller film[1] written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua. A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production,[2] the film tells the story of a police investigator who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of a construction worker.[3]

The film premiered in competition on 7 August 2018, at the 71st Locarno Film Festival, and won the top prize of the festival, the Golden Leopard.[4] At Locarno, Yeo also won the Junior Jury award and a Special Mention award. In December 2018, A Land Imagined played in competition at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival, where it was named Best Asian Feature Film by a jury led by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan. It is the first time a Singaporean film has won the award. The film was released in Singapore theatres on February 21, 2019.[5] It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6]

Plot

The film revolves around Lok, a police officer who is investigating the disappearance of a Chinese migrant worker working at a land reclamation site. The investigation leads him to the disappearance of another Bengali worker, who was on good terms with the missing worker. As he retraces the steps of the missing worker, Lok gets a sensing of the plight of these workers as they work for an unscrupulous employer.

Cast

  • Peter Yu as Lok
  • Luna Kwok as Mindy
  • Liu Xiaoyi as Wang
  • Jack Tan as Jason
  • Ishtiaque Zico as Ajit

Reception

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Awards and nominations

Festival Date of ceremony Award & Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
56th Golden Horse Awards 23 November 2019 Best Original Score Teo Wei Yong Won
56th Golden Horse Awards 23 November 2019 Best Original Screenplay A Land Imagined Won
13th Asian Film Awards 17 March 2019 Best New Director Yeo Siew Hua Nominated [9]
12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards 29 November 2018 Achievement in Cinematography Hideho Urata Won [10]
Young Cinema Award Yeo Siew Hua Won [11]
2nd El Gouna Film Festival 28 September 2018 El Gouna Gold Star - Feature Narrative Competition A Land Imagined Won [12]
12th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival 21 November 2018 Best Film - New Asian Cinema Competition Nominated [13]
26th Filmfest Hamburg 5 October 2018 NDR Young Talent Award Yeo Siew Hua Nominated [14]
55th Golden Horse Film Festival 17 November 2018 NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film A Land Imagined Nominated [15]
43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival 1 April 2019 Firebird Award - Young Cinema Competition (Chinese Language) Nominated [9]
71st Locarno International Film Festival 11 August 2018 Golden Leopard - International Competition Won [9]
Junior Jury Award - International Competition Won [9]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention Won [9]
Best Actress - Boccalino d’Oro Award Luna Kwok Won [16]
3rd London East Asia Film Festival 4 November 2018 Special Jury Mention A Land Imagined Won [17]
2nd Nepal International Film Festival 27 February 2019 Best International Feature Film, Gautam Buddha Award Won [18]
2nd Pingyao International Film Festival 17 October 2018 Jury Prize - Roberto Rossellini Awards Won [19]
6th QCinema International Film Festival 30 October 2018 Pylon Best Picture - Asian Next Wave Competition Won [9]
48th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2 February 2019 Special Mention - Youth Jury Award Won [20]
29th Singapore International Film Festival 8 December 2018 Best Film - Asian Feature Film Competition Won [9]
Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award Yeo Siew Hua Won [21]
Swarovski Inspiring Woman in Film Award Luna Kwok Won [22]
63rd Valladolid International Film Festival 27 October 2018 Best Director of Photography Hideho Urata Won [9]
Golden Spike Award for Best Film A Land Imagined Nominated [9]

See also

References

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