| Little Sunshine 小胖流浪记 | |
| Director: | Tai Min Hwee |
| Distributor: | MM2 Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 25 minutes |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Language: | Mandarin |
Little Sunshine is a 2023 Malaysian comedy film. The film tells the funny adventure of a kid named Xiao Pang after he ran away from home when his parents confiscated his mobile phone.[1]
Directed by Tai Min Hwee, it is adapted from the popular 2009 DVD film of the same name.
The film is released on 19 January 2023 in cinemas in Malaysia.[2] It is one of the five 2023 Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese New Year films, including Ma, I Love You, Returning Home and What! The Heist (Malaysia-Singapore) and The King of Musang King (Singapore-Malaysia).
A kid named Xiao Pang has an insatiable appetite and no interest in studying. His parents promise him a mobile phone if he study and does well in his exams. This method worked, he works hard and earns the phone, but a new problem now comes up: phone addiction. His parents arrange for him to see a child psychologist, their son had chosen to run away from home as he goes on a self adventure. [3]
The film is directed by Tai Min Hwee (戴敏非), and adapted from his 2009 popular low budget direct-to-release Malaysian film of the same name, which was the childhood memories of many Chinese-speaking teenagers.[4] It is not a remake of the original film but instead a retelling of the story.[5] [6]