Screen International by Allan Hunter
The switch towards something more unexpected is initially disconcerting, but ultimately reveals an ambitious filmmaker striving to subvert expectations.
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France, Netherlands, Singapore · 2019
1h 35m
Director Yeo Siew Hua
Starring Peter Yu, Liu Xiaoyi, Guo Yue, Jack Tan
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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In this neo-noir thriller, a lonely construction worker from China goes missing while working at a Singapore land reclamation site. Lok, a dedicated detective, must put himself in the mind of the migrant to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearence.
Screen International by Allan Hunter
The switch towards something more unexpected is initially disconcerting, but ultimately reveals an ambitious filmmaker striving to subvert expectations.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
Yeo isn’t experienced enough to convincingly pull off genre acrobatics this complex, delivering a film that often feels derivative in terms of its style and that doesn’t have the storytelling goods to let all these different influences coalesce coherently.
A Land Imagined is a film that’s intent on losing its own sense of self, a goal that Yeo fulfills by never allowing it to have one in the first place; he digs a rabbit-hole, and then falls right into it. It’s fascinating to watch Yeo tumble down into the depths, but eventually it starts to feel as though he’ll never hit the bottom.
"Land” will feel overly familiar to those looking for more than well-intentioned musings on the horrendous treatment of guest workers.
The Film Stage by Rory O'Connor
Cooked with a broth of a few too many ideas, A Land Imagined is a so-close-to-being-great Singapore neo-noir that does all the right things, but simply does too many of them in its snappy 95-minute running time.
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