Emotional video of ‘prisoner’ being separated from loved ones at funeral actually from Mediacorp serial

Netizens fooled into thinking Mediacorp shoot of ‘prisoner’ at funeral was real

A TikTok video, seemingly taken by a passer-by, depicted a heartbreaking scene of police officers escorting a female “prisoner” away from her family at a funeral, striking a chord in netizens.

However, they discovered that they had been misled after they were revealed to be shooting a Mediacorp serial.

‘Prisoner’ seen attending funeral

The clip posted on Sunday (14 Sept) showed what appeared to be police officers pulling a woman away from a young man and woman at a carpark, to a sentimental soundtrack.

The trio donned similar white T-shirts and long blue pants, resembling the attire typically worn by family members at Chinese funerals.

In a caption, the OP claimed that they “saw this prisoner who was granted permission to attend funeral wake”.

‘Prisoner’ seen being separated from loved ones

Images caught the trio in an emotional embrace in the carpark.

Officers then escorted the “prisoner” into the police van.

“Farewell is not easy at all,” the OP added alongside a photo of the distraught young man and woman peering into the vehicle which held their loved one.

Netizens touched by moving video

The moving video touched many viewers, with a user commenting that the scene had them “tearing up in bed at 3am”.

Another netizen candidly shared that he had been permitted to attend his late mother’s wake while he was serving time, with that having been the “saddest day of [his] life”.

One commenter even urged the OP to “give them privacy”.

‘Prisoner’ at funeral actually part of Mediacorp serial

However, in the final seconds of the clip, it was revealed that the dramatic scene was actually shot at a film set.

The last image showed many cameras and crew members at the spot.

In a subsequent post, the OP even shared the actual scene that made it to screens.

It turned out that the earlier video had depicted the filming of Mediacorp serial “A Million Dollar Dream”, which aired in 2018.

The “prisoner” was in fact veteran actress Zoe Tay.

Some netizens were not fooled

Those who viewed the entire video realised that they had been misled, with a user humorously saying that it had wasted “300ml” of their tears.

Not everyone was fooled, though.

A netizen quipped that the people in the scene were “all too good looking” for it not to be a Mediacorp production.

In the same vein, another user commented that they were unconvinced because “Zoe Tay’s hair was too slay”.

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Featured image adapted from @gordonramli on TikTok.