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Provision Shop

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Provision Shop
杂货店
Directed byRoyston Tan
StarringSora Ma
Marcus Chin
Li Yinzhu
Siti Khadijah
Brandon Wong
Cui Yang
Aden Tan
Sarah Daniel
Opening theme有空记得约我
ComposerThe Freshman 插班生
Country of originSingapore
Original languagesMandarin
English
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesTribal Worldwide Singapore
Ministry of Communications and Information
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8
Release17 July 2016 (2016-07-17)

Provision Shop (Chinese: 杂货店) is a Singaporean telemovie commissioned by the Ministry of Communications and Information in collaboration with Tribal Worldwide Singapore. It is directed by Royston Tan and stars Sora Ma, Marcus Chin, Li Yinzhu, Siti Khadijah, Brandon Wong, Cui Yang, Aden Tan and Sarah Daniel. The telemovie debuted on television on 17 July 2016 on Mediacorp Channel 8.[1][2][3]

Plot

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The film consists of four stories involving shop owner, his daughter, an ice delivery man and a maid.[4]

Cast

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  • Sora Ma as Gao Ling Ling, the provision shop owner's daughter
  • Marcus Chin as the provision shop owner
  • Li Yinzhu as Madam Goh, also nicknamed "Empress Wu"
  • Siti Khadijah as Theresita, Madam Goh's helper
  • Brandon Wong as an ice-delivery man
  • Cui Yang as the ice-delivery man's supervisor from China
  • Aden Tan as Peter, a tertiary student who is a frequent patron of the provision shop
  • Sarah Daniel as a tertiary student in a budding romance with Peter

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Production

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The film was done with collaboration with Tribal Worldwide Singapore and the Ministry of Communications and Information.[5] Tan said it was inspired by Tee Seng Store and the shopowner’s experiences in managing changes over time.[5] The film also explored how people are affected by evolving times and adapting to changes.[5]

Reception

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Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong praised the soundtrack of the telemovie and had listened to the full soundtrack twice.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Joanna Goh (11 July 2016). "5 reasons to watch Royston Tan's 'Provision Shop'". Toggle. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ Genevieve Sarah Loh (12 July 2016). "Singapore director Royston Tan tackles social tensions and diversity in new TV movie". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "The beauty of what's old". Today Online. 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b Nair, Sanjay (18 July 2016). "PM Lee sings praises of song from telemovie The Provision Shop". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "In The Provision Shop, finding beauty in what's old". TODAY. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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