LIKE any Singaporean with an affinity for standing in line, Mr Vincent Tan and his mother gamely joined a queue in the basement of Orchard Cineleisure on Saturday.

They thought they were waiting to take part in a lucky draw, but when they realised what the line was for, they quickly left the queue.

The prize awaiting them was a pair of tickets to the gala premiere of the film, The Coffin, but to win those, they had to lie in a mock coffin for at least three seconds.

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