Wet Season(Movie, 2019)

Wet Season (Chinese: 热带雨) is a 2019 Singaporean drama film written, produced and directed by Anthony Chen. In the film, a teacher and a student in Singapore secondary school form a special, self-affirming relationship. The film stars Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler. It received positive reviews and was released on 28 November 2019 in Singapore. The film is Chen's second feature film after Ilo Ilo in 2013 for which he won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The film reunites actress Yeo Yann Yann and actor Koh Jia Ler after their first collaboration in Ilo Ilo. The film also stars Christopher Lee and Yang Shi Bin. It received six nominations at the 56th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actors for Koh Jia Ler and Yang Shi Bin. It eventually won the Best Leading Actress for Yeo Yann Yann. The film was also released on 31 January 2020 in Taiwan, 12 March 2020 in Malaysia, and 4 June 2020 in Hong Kong. It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ()