Gone Shopping

Gone Shopping (Chinese: 逛街物语) is a 2007 Singaporean comedy-drama film directed by Wee Li Lin, starring Kym Ng, Adrian Pang, Aaron Kao, Magdalene Tan and Sonya Nair.^[1]

Gone Shopping
Directed by	Wee Li Lin
Written by	Wee Li Lin
Produced by	Fazila 'Fuzzy' Zainol Abideen
Starring	Kym Ng Adrian Pang Aaron Kao Magdalene Tan Sonya Nair
Cinematography	Jackie Ong
Edited by	Low Hwee Ling
Music by	Joe Ng Alex Oh
Production company	Kismet Films
Distributed by	Golden Village Entertainment
Release date	26 July 2007 (2007-07-26)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	Mandarin English Tamil Malay Cantonese
Budget	$650,000
Box office	$31,000

Cast

• Kym Ng as Clara Wong
• Adrian Pang as Valentine Tan
• Aaron Kao as Aaron Ho
• Magdalene Tan as Hui Hui
• Sonya Nair as Renu Balakrishnan
• Selena Tan as Pat Huang^[2]

Release

The film was released on 26 July 2007.^[3] The film's director's cut premiered at the Far East Film Festival in April 2008.^[4]

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety wrote, "Elegantly shot on HD, and with a semi-fairy-tale atmosphere, this is something small but fresh from Singapore’s tiny industry."^[5] Ong Sor Fern of The Straits Times rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Retail therapy has never been quite this entertainingly thoughtful."^[6] Geoffrey Eu of The Business Times gave the film a rating of "B-" and wrote that Wee "gives a refreshingly original spin to a familiar Singaporean pastime – and viewers who take a chance on it will come away impressed by a keenly observed cinematic bargain."^[7] Stefan of Twitch Film wrote that the film is "well worth the admission ticket, being able to straddle the arty film realm that most local movies seem to fall under, and having the commercial legs as well."^[8]