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Republic of Food

Republic of Food poster
Directed by
Kelvin Tong
Country
Singapore
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In a future Singapore where food is outlawed, a group of people risk everything to cook and eat. They form an underground network to rebel against the authorities.

darkly comicdystopiansatiricalfast-pacedabsurdchaoticwitty

What happens

Republic of Food is a 2018 Singaporean dystopian comedy-drama film directed by Kelvin Tong, starring Adrian Pang, Yeo Yann Yann, Jeffrey Xu, Patricia Mok, Shane Mardjuki, Alexandra Tan, Bobby Tonelli and KF Seetoh. Supported by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), the film was released at selected Cathay Cineplexes cinemas on 16 August 2018. The film was subsequently re-edited into a six-episode web series and is available for streaming on Viddsee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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