Gone Shopping

A wry, gently sad drift through gleaming malls, mixing light comedy with quiet loneliness and a soft ache of longing.

Directed by

Li Lin Wee

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Adrian Pang, Aaron Kao, Kym Ng

Tagline

you never know what's in store

Overview

A satirical drama about how a nation's obsession with shopping changes the course of one woman's life. Clara, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to runaway to the only place that has ever made any sense to her - the shopping centres. As she lives there, Clara crosses paths with other 'creatures' of the mall, namely Renu, an eight-year old latchkey kid who has been abandoned by her parents in a 24 hour mall and Aaron, an angst-y twenty three year old who skives work to hang out at the mall with his friends. Together, these characters lead audiences through a journey of love, loss and liberation through the heart of Singapore where they find that their dreams can be bought and broken.

How it feels

Satirical, melancholic, whimsical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, class, loneliness

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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