The Olive Depression documents the weeks before a teenage boy enters military service He is determined not to mentally accept what is required of him by law. He opts to prepare himself by maintaining his melancholy about something against what it means to be human. However, seeing the depression of his best friend who enters the army before him and the worry of his parents lead him to question his principles. As he strives not to succumb to the government's world view, he finds it increasingly difficult to be contented and sad at the same time.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Jian Yuan Ooi, Patricia Lang, Edward Poon, Benjamin Low, Evelyn Lee, Huipeng Lee
Crew: Jun Han Ng (Art Direction), Lawson Deming (Cinematography), Kilyoung Baek (Supervising Sound Editor), Stanley Lim (Executive Producer), Joshua Lim (Writer), Nathan Matthew David (Music)
Country: Singapore
Language: English
Studio: Malacca Pictures
Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 13, 2009
IMDb: 10
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