Provision Shop Explained

Native Name:杂货店
Opentheme:有空记得约我
Composer:The Freshman 插班生
Director:Royston Tan
Starring:Sora Ma
Marcus Chin
Li Yinzhu
Siti Khadijah
Brandon Wong
Cui Yang
Aden Tan
Sarah Daniel
Country:Singapore
Language:Mandarin
English
Runtime:45 minutes
Company:Tribal Worldwide Singapore
Ministry of Communications and Information
Network:Mediacorp Channel 8

Provision Shop 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

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

Cast

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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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Joanna Goh. 5 reasons to watch Royston Tan’s ‘Provision Shop’. https://web.archive.org/web/20160712224051/http://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/localbuzz/photos/5-reasons-to-watch-royston-tan-s-provision-shop-6447182#slideshow-1. dead. 12 July 2016. Toggle. 11 July 2016. 13 July 2016.
  2. News: Genevieve Sarah Loh. Singapore director Royston Tan tackles social tensions and diversity in new TV movie. Channel NewsAsia. 12 July 2016. 13 July 2016.
  3. News: The beauty of what’s old. Today Online. 13 July 2016.
  4. News: Nair . Sanjay . 18 July 2016 . PM Lee sings praises of song from telemovie The Provision Shop . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160721060104/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pm-lee-sings-praises-of-song-from-telemovie-the-provision-shop . 21 July 2016 . 13 December 2024 . The Straits Times.
  5. Web site: In The Provision Shop, finding beauty in what’s old . 25 March 2022 . TODAY . en.