A War Diary (2001)

Country

Singapore

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How it feels

A television series set in Singapore during World War II. It follows an ethnic Chinese family as they experience the Battle of Singapore and life under Japanese occupation.

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What happens

A War Diary is a 2001 Singaporean television series produced by Dream Forest Production. Set in the time of World War II, the series depicts the Battle of Singapore and life in Japanese-occupied Singapore from the point of view of an ethnic Chinese family. The dialogue, however, is primarily in English as the series was aired on the English-language television channel MediaCorp Channel 5. The series was nominated for four Asian Television Awards in 2002, including Best Drama Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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