This Land Is Mine

After the end of World War II, Singapore returns to British rule after four years of Japanese Occupation. Life, however, does not return to the way it was before the war. It is a time of massive unemployment, food scarcity and unsafe streets, Singapore has much to rebuild, both physically and spiritually.

In this tumultuous time, one family tries to move on with their lives: Dennis Chiang (Pierre Png), a rising legal associate in the law firm of D’Almeida & D’Almeida; June Chiang (Rebecca Lim), Dennis’ cousin and clerk in the same law firm; and Mak (Noorlinah Mohamed), the matriarch of the Chiang family.

Dennis is assigned his first big case – defending Nakamura (Sugie Phua), a Kempeitai (Japanese military police) torturer who has been put on trial by the British for his war crimes. Nakamura’s case is the case that no lawyer wants. 

Meanwhile, June encounters a young British girl, Margaret Barron (Elly Gaskell), in the Malay kampong of the law firm’s former driver, Ahmad (Jasmi Ahmad). The young girl, now called Mariam, was orphaned during the war and raised by Ahmad’s family. When Mariam’s aunt arrives to bring her back to England, Mariam does not want to go, sparking off a conflict between Ahmad’s family and the British.

In between these cases, Dennis and June cut their teeth on a more personal case when Lau Leong Ann, a rich businessman, is killed by the MPAJA (Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army), and leaves his fortune to his adopted son, Gim Huat (Nicholas Lim). Two women surface, claiming to be Gim Huat’s birth mother and the rightful heir to his fortune.

June, meanwhile, is still suffering from a traumatic incident during the war, hiding a secret that her family knows nothing about – a secret will take her on a path of revenge from which there is no turning back.

Awards and Accolades: 

Seoul Webfest 2022 -

Best actress: Rebecca Lim (Nominated)

Best actor: Pierre Png (Nominated)

ContentAsia Awards 2022 - 

Best Drama Series/Telefilm Made For a Single Asian Market (Win)

2022 Asian Academy Creative Awards National Winners -

Best Actor – Pierre Png

Best Actress – Rebecca Lim

Best Drama

Best Direction (Fiction)

Best Sound

4th Asia Contents Awards - 

Best Supporting Actress - Sora Ma (Awarded)

Best Actor - Pierre Png (Nominated)

Rose d’Or 2022 -

Drama (Nominated)

New York Festivals TV and Films Awards 2023 -

Best Performance by an Actress - Rebecca Lim (Finalist)

Cast: Rebecca Lim, Pierre Png, Tan Rui Shan, Jasmi Ahmad, Remesh Panicker, Shona Benson, Shrey Bhargava, Nicholas Lim, Timothy Nga, Shabir, Sora Ma, Charlie Goh, Syah Riszuan, Matt Grey, Noorlinah Mohamed, Andrew Mowatt, Elly Gaskell, Sugie Phua, Harikrishnan, Emil Marwa

Episodes: 15 x 60 minutes

Languages: English

Production year: 2021