The investigation leads him to the disappearance of another Bengali worker, who was on good terms with the missing worker. A Land Imagined manages to transform a human and social character drama into a whole tragedy with existential overtones. Film Review: ‘A Land Imagined’ An industrial noir that will feel overly familiar to those looking for more than well-intentioned musings on the horrendous treatment of foreign workers. | Rating: 4/5 About the author Toby Wu Toby loves how films create unprecedented interstices between disparate cultures, and believes Ang Lee's earlier works best represent this movie magic. 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The film won 14 other awards internationally and locally. A Land Imagined is the first Singaporean film to win Best Film at Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival. The film was released in Singapore theatres on February 21, 2019. Photo Credit: Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee When we watched (and reviewed) A Land Imagined last year, it had just made history as the first Singaporean film to win the prestigious Golden Leopard, the highest accolade at the 71st Locarno International Film Festival. Film noir on the surface, worldly-wise social commentary underneath, this is an excellent arthouse addition to Netflix's international catalog. 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. 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