Nasi Lemak 2.0
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Film poster
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| Simplified | 辣死你妈 |
| Mandarin | làsǐnǐmā |
| Directed by | Namewee |
| Produced by | Fred Chong Sylvia Lim |
| Starring |
Namewee Karen Kong Adibah Noor Afdlin Shauki David Arumugam Reshmonu Kenny & Chee |
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Prodigee Media Sdn Bhd
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| Distributed by | Mm2 Entertainment Cloverfilms Grand Brilliance |
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Release date
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay Mandarin Cantonese English Tamil Hokkien Teochew Hakka Japanese |
| Budget | lower than MYR1 mil. |
| Box office | MYR7 Million |
Nasi Lemak 2.0 (Chinese: 辣死你妈; pinyin: làsǐnǐmā) is a Malaysian film directed by and starring rapper Wee Meng Chee, known more by his stage name Namewee.
The low budget movie premiered in Melbourne, Australia, on 31 August or Malaysia's National Day, then later to Malaysian cinemas on 8 September 2011.
A young chef, Huang Da Xia (Wee Meng Chee) struggles to get his restaurant business going. His restaurant is unpopular because he cannot adapt to the "localized" cooking his patrons are looking for. However, contradicting his unpopular cuisine, he is also well known as "Hero Huang" in the local neighborhood, because he carries out good deeds in helping the community, including filming videos and putting them on his YouTube account. One day, he meets Xiao K (Karen Kong), who asks for his help. Xiao K's father, owner of a famous Chinese restaurant, is fighting with her aunt for the ownership of the restaurant. After some complicated discussions, they decide to hold a contest to see who can cook the best Chinese dish. Desperate to get his life and the restaurant business back on track, Chef Huang decides to help Xiao K. Huang seeks help from a mysterious hawker stall lady (Adibah Noor), who summons him to embark on an extraordinary journey of his life. During this self-enlightening experience, he will also meet many "local heroes", each lending their support to help him rediscover his roots and the real hidden message of "Nasi Lemak".
On 17 March 2010, Wee announced at a small media event that he was going to make a movie. He applied for funds from the Malaysian government, which he recorded on film. After multiple unsuccessful attempts, he vowed to meet the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak. Wee met the Prime Minister of Malaysia about producing the film, stressing to him that the movie promoted the spirit of Najib's 1Malaysia program.
The film's executive producer, Fred Chong, said that the movie had the full support from Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, a member of the Prime Minister's office, who had issued an official letter endorsing it as a "1Malaysia film". However, protesters objected to the film and its maker, which prompted Wee to post on his Facebook page about his concerns that the movie would be banned in Malaysia.
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