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Kongsi Raya (2022)

Kongsi Raya poster
Directed by
Teddy Chin
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Malaysia
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese chef and a Malay TV producer fall in love, but their families disapprove because their chef fathers have a long-standing feud. The fathers escalate the conflict by competing against each other in a live TV cooking competition.

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What happens

Kongsi Raya (Chinese: 姜味关系) is a 2022 Malaysian Malay-language comedy-drama film directed by Teddy Chin. It tells the story of a Chinese chef who is in love with a Malay TV producer, but their relationship faces objections from both of their long-feuding chef fathers. Things gets out of hand when the fathers decide to rival in a live TV cooking competition showdown. It is released on 3 February 2022 in Malaysian cinemas. The film stars Wilson Lee, Qasrina Karim, Harith Iskander, Erra Fazira, Chew Kin Wah, Ong Ai Leng and Teddy Chin. It is one of the five 2022 Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese New Year films, including Nasi Lemak 1.0 and Small Town Heroes (Malaysia), Ah Girls Go Army and Reunion Dinner (Singapore). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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