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Banglasia
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Banglasia or Banglasia 2.0 () is a Malaysian action comedy film by Namewee, released on 28 February 2019. The story follows several Malaysians of different races and a Bangladeshi worker as they come together to defend the country comically against the invasion of the fictional Luk Luk Kingdom.
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6.0Harris, a poor Bangladeshi worker in Malaysia, simply wants to return to his hometown to marry the love of his life. However, his leave is denied when his ruthless boss decides to confiscate his passport. Enter Hanguoren, a pro-Malaysian activist who preaches to his fellow countrymen to regain their home in its natural state without immigrants. And then there is Rina, the idealistic daughter of the boss who falls for Harris at first sight, as the trio gets embroiled in an energetic comedy of errors.
Cast
- Nirab Hossain as Harris
- Namewee as Han guo ren (韓國仁)
- Saiful Apek as Omar
- David Arumugam as Raja Luk Luk
- Atikah Suhaime as Rina
- Shashi Tharan as Wira
Themes
- immigrant
- race politics
- malaysia
- bangladesh
- political satire
- social issues
- banned
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8 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Cast
- Release
- Banning
- Kickstarter campaign
- Banning lifted and ''Banglasia 2.0''
- References
- External links
Banglasia or Banglasia 2.0 () is a Malaysian action comedy film by Namewee, released on 28 February 2019. The story follows several Malaysians of different races and a Bangladeshi worker as they come together to defend the country comically against the invasion of the fictional Luk Luk Kingdom.
The cast includes Namewee himself, Bangladeshi actor Nirab, Malaysian artists Saiful Apek, David Arumugam of the Alleycats, Shashi Tharen, Zhu Youliu, Singaporean artists Atikah Suhaime and Yoo Ah Min/Lao Zha Bor. The budget was more than RM 2 million, and was shot in Kuala Lumpur's Petaling Street.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banglasia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.