Provision Shop

*Provision Shop*
Provision Shop
	杂货店
Directed by	Royston Tan
Starring	Sora Ma ; Marcus Chin ; Li Yinzhu ; Siti Khadijah ; Brandon Wong ; Cui Yang ; Aden Tan ; Sarah Daniel
Opening theme	有空记得约我
Composer	The Freshman 插班生
Country of origin	Singapore
Original languages	Mandarin; English
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Tribal Worldwide Singapore; Ministry of Communications and Information
Original release
Network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Release	17 July 2016

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.

Plot

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

Cast

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

Production

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

Reception

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

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "The beauty of what's old". Today Online. 13 July 2016.
1 2 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.
1 2 3 4 "In The Provision Shop, finding beauty in what's old". TODAY. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

External links

《杂货店》The Provision Shop on YouTube

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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.

[:0-4] 1 2 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.

[:1-5] 1 2 3 4 "In The Provision Shop, finding beauty in what's old". TODAY. Retrieved 25 March 2022.