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Catch Pierre Png, Rebecca Lim in post-war drama premiering on National Day This Land Is Mine is inspired by historical events and based on a 2011 novel written by former Attorney-General Walter Woon, The Devil’s Circle.
A screengrab of Rebecca Lim in a scene from This Land Is Mine. (Photo: Mediacorp)
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National Day is around the corner, which makes it a perfect time to revisit the history of Singapore. And there’s an upcoming Mediacorp drama that’s perfect for that – This Land Is Mine, starring Rebecca Lim and Pierre Png.
April 17, 2021
It s not often that our local dramas film period pieces here in Singapore, due to our very modern environment.
In fact, the cast of Channel 5 s new post-World War II drama This Land is Mine was supposed to film in Malaysia, actress Rebecca Lim told us.
However, those plans were thwarted when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and international travel became almost impossible. So the production crew built at least four period sets here in Singapore, and AsiaOne was recently invited to visit two of them.
One is a 1940s nightclub complete with coloured lightbulbs on the stage and a disco ball, and the other is an entire kampung hut with wooden flooring, a porch, and a (fake) well at the back.
It has been decreed that we may not buy alcohol anywhere – not in a bar, a restaurant, bottle store, tavern, shebeen or a tasting room – until at least 15 February 2021. It’s not a popular decision on the part of the government, and it’s devastating the restaurant and wine industries.
Privately, the black market is thriving and not in a particularly undercover way; WhatsApp groups and websites are openly trading with massively inflated prices (obviously). Restaurants have their liquor licences on the line, so sticking to the rules is their only option.
As consumers, we have some choices: stay at home with our own wine and order in; eat out at an early bird hour without alcohol; or find places that are doing creative and thoughtful pairings.