Fight Lah! Kopitiam Explained

Fight Lah! Kopitiam
Director:	Matt Lai
Studio:	Asia Tropical Films
Distributor:	GSC Movies
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	Malaysia
Language:	Cantonese some Hakka some Mandarin

Fight Lah! Kopitiam is a 2020 Malaysian Cantonese-language comedy film. It tells the story of a kopitiam family, who has to fight and win in a boxing match, in order to keep their shop and bring glory back to the business.^{[1] [2]}

The film is released on 30 January 2020 in Malaysia. It is one of the four 2020 Malaysian Chinese New Year films, including A Moment of Happiness, The God of Wealth, and Good Wealth 2020.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Cast

• Jack Lim
• Cedric Loo
• Wan Wai Fun
• Uncle Frankie
• Steve Yap
• Jaspers Lai
• Chang Yong
• Han Xiiao Aii
• Shir Chong
• Kenny Gan
• Chew Kuan Mei
• Mike Chua

Reception

Box office

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema during January 2020, the movie still able to earn RM2 million in Malaysia alone in the first 10 days since the premiere.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Fight Lah! Kopitiam" shines spotlight on local kopitiam. Oriental Daily. 2 January 2020.
2. Web site: Review: The glory of gratefulness. 2020-10-02. The Sun. en.
3. Web site: Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen face off in battle of Chinese New Year movies. The Star.
4. Web site: CNY Malaysia 2020: Chinese New Year Movies To Enjoy This Season. Hype Malaysia. 16 January 2020.
5. Web site: Film review: Fight Lah! Kopitiam. 2020-10-02. Rollo De Pelicula.
6. News: 2020-02-11. Despite COVD-19 iimpact, Fight Lah! Kopitiam earned RM 2 million on the first 10 days of premiere. zh. Woah.my. 2020-05-18.
7. Web site: Interview with the cast of Fight Lah! Kopitiam' at premiere. 2020-10-02. China Press.
8. Web site: Fight Lah! Kopitiam takes a look in local Kopitiam. 2020-10-02. Sin Chew Daily.