A music film by Royston Tan with a whole new idea. Director Tan makes an attempt pioneering in unique music film in Singapore where such a tradition does not exist. He combines Getai, a live stage performance of the traditional popular music Hokkien Songs, with a Music Battle story to make the most unique Singapore film. Two girls, Little Papaya and Big Papaya, dream of becoming famous Getai singers. Aunt Ling trains them but they cannot quite conquer the Getai style. Aunt Ling takes them to the Getai goddess and they are endowed with special voices on the one condition that they cannot fall in love with men. The Papaya Sisters become popular singers and the jealous Durian Sisters interfere with them. Finally, the two groups agree to do a music battle, with the loser leaving Getai forever. And the battle begins. 811 is full of attractive merits such as glamorous costumes, fabulous Hokkien Songs, and the tension of the Music Battle. The title came from the Chinese pronunciation of ‘811’ that sounds similar to Papaya. (KIM Ji-suk)