Abang Long Fadil 2

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Abang Long Fadil 2
Abang Long Fadil 2 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Syafiq Yusof
Written bySyafiq Yusof
Screenplay bySyafiq Yusof
Based on KL Gangster
by Syamsul Yusof
Produced by Yusof Haslam
Starring
CinematographyRahimi Maidin
Edited bySyafiq Yusof
Music by
  • Ken Hor
  • Lo Shi Seng
Production
companies
Skop Productions
Astro Shaw
Distributed bySkop Productions
Astro Shaw
Release dates
  • 24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)(Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei)
Running time
91 minutes
Country Malaysia
Language Malay
BudgetMYR 3.2  million [1]
Box officeMYR 18.15 million [2] [3]

Abang Long Fadil 2 is a 2017 Malaysian action comedy film based on the KL Gangster character, Abang Long Fadil. Co-produced by Astro Shaw and Skop Productions, the film was written and directed by Syafiq Yusof. It is the sequel to KL Gangster ’s 2014 film Abang Long Fadil also written and directed by Syafiq Yusof. The film stars Zizan Razak, Syamsul Yusof, AC Mizal, Tania Hudson, Wak Doyok, Achey Bocey, Shuib Sepahtu, A. Galak and Mas Khan.

Contents

The Abang Long Fadil 2 divulges its titular character who is mistaken for a professional assassin named Tiger. He is unwillingly dragged into the underworld by mafia leader Taji Samprit and his son Wak Doyok. Tania plays Yana, Fadil's love interest and a broadcast journalist assigned to cover Tiger's case while Syamsul plays Inspector Wahab who is investigating the case.

Abang Long Fadil 2 is a collaboration between Skop Productions and Astro Shaw productions. Filming took place in 2015, while post-production took two years to complete. [4] The film was released on 24 August 2017 in 130 cinemas nationwide and lasted for 56 days.

The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing over RM17.9 million, making it the highest-grossing Malaysian film of 2017 and the tenth highest-grossing Malaysian all-time, beating 2015 Astro Shaw's film Polis Evo . [5] Its third sequel, Abang Long Fadil 3 set to be released on 8 September 2022.

Plot

The journey continues with Fadil, who falls into the mafia world mastered by Taji Samprit and his son Wak Doyok. Fadil gets hired by Datin Mona to be her gigolo, but Fadil is unable to do and instead runs out. A man in a suit and mask turns off the camera, enters the Datins room shooting her, and puts a pistol in her hands and escaped, the security guard managed to rewind the footage, which shows Fadil who had entered the room earlier, which causes Fadil to be mistaken by Inspector Wahab and Inspector Shuib as a notorious mercenary named Tiger.

At the same time, Yana, a TVKL reporter who often covered Tiger's murder cases, is also trapped in a fugitive problem faced by Fadil when Wak, who tells him to kill Yana, and he enters her house tries to convince her to think it was Tiger, but she knocks him out. After Wak wakes up, he tells her the truth to Yana and Ali after being tied up by them. Fadil is forced to live as a murderer despite his innocence. His first target is King Kong, a crazy mafia boss and an enemy to Taji Samprit. Various acts and situations took place in Fadil's life as a mercenary, and the only one way to clear his name is to look for Tiger's true identity to correct the situation and to prove his innocence. [6]

Later that evening, Fadil goes to King Kong's club with the disguise as the bombay lawyer. Before Fadil is able to interrogate him, King Kong is already dead. The police arrives at the night club where Tiger (Fadil) is suspected to have killed King Kong. Inspector Wahab and his partner pursue Tiger, until they meet in an accident where Inspector Wahab and his colleagues were injured while pursuing Tiger.

Wak Doyok pays RM 10 million and hires Fadil to kill Taji, since he had hired him to kill his own mother. He wants him to kill Taji and confiscate a locket on which the key that was kept by his own father. Inspector Wahab and Inspector Shuib visit Yana's house and questions the murder of Datin Mona who was killed by Tiger. Inspector Wahab advises Yana that the suspect was dangerous.

Later, all three are attacked by Cobra, the brother of King Kong. After a car crash, Fadil orders Ali and Yana to leave and let Fadil stay to fight with Cobra. After Cobra attacks Fadil and tries to avenge his brother's death, he convinces Cobra to spare him and invites him to his house, where the RM 500,000 is stashed.

At the same time, Wak is shocked when his father was still alive, and that he has ordered his gang to attack his own son, and almost defeats Taji's gangs, including Rudy. Wak fights with his father but is unable to do is and is defeated. Taji tries to kill Wak, but is instead killed by Tiger. He explains to Wak Doyok that Fadil was a subordinate gangster. Wak gets angry, and orders him to kill Fadil. Tiger proposes that he will help Wak in exchange for half of the 10 million RM.

Tiger kidnaps Yana and both Wak. Tiger keeps Yana hostage in the warehouse area, and he blackmails Fadil in order to give the locket. Fadil decides to get some weapons and recruits Cobra to help him. Fadil later arrives at the warehouse where he throws the locket to Wak, in which he unties Yana, but Tiger and Wak teamed up together to kill Fadil before. Fadil and Yana escapes from Wak but to no avail. While Cobra fights with Tiger to avenge his brother's death. Fadil wants to kill Wak, until Tiger aims Fadil's AK47 at him and Yana aims her glock at Tiger. Inspector Wahab and Inspector Shuib surround all the warehouse areas. Fadil calls out Inspector Wahab to be a corrupt police officer, upon hearing that, Inspector Shuib aims at Inspector Wahab. But Inspector Wahab explains that Fadil was innocent. As Inspector Wahab assigned Rudy to work as one of Tajis Men, he reveals to everyone that the man of Tiger is actually Ali.

Ali explained that he has a crush on Yana and continued to murder people, as he liked the attention that she gave to Tiger, and even said that his reason of wanting to retire is to be with Yana, even though she told Ali that she liked Fadil instead, much to Ali's disappointment. The police tries to arrest Wak when Cobra approached the group with an M16 with a grenade launcher attached, and decided to kill all of them by launching a grenade, in which it misses everyone. Cobra starts shooting at everyone but he is finally killed by Ali. Inspector Wahab and Inspector Shuib chases Ali up to an area full of explosive oil,in which it explodes when Wahab and Shuib shoots at it. Ali revives, but Inspector Wahab shoots Ali to death. Wak fights with Fadil again, until Wak defeats Fadil. Wak wanted to kill Fadil, but he was saved by Yana who took the bullet for Fadil in her shoulder. Fadil gets frustrated, then fought Wak. Fadil managed to defeat him and he is arrested, and Yana is sent to hospital after being shot by Wak. Inspector Wahab and Inspector Shuib thanked Fadil for assisting the police and frees him.

Fadil opens Taji's container using his key in the locket, which has is a bunch of money that he kept, which ends with them becoming rich. Fadil buys his own car, and Datuk Yusof Haslam will make another movie called 'Abang Long Fadil 3'. Even though it will not be released to cinemas because Fadil has been jailed.

Cast

Supporting cast

Special appearance

Production

Pre-production launching ceremony was held on 13 November 2015 at Haslam Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur. Film production started on 15 November 2015 with shooting taking place around Kuala Lumpur, Port Klang and Putrajaya for 50 days. [8] Around 30% of the film involved computer-generated imagery.

Soundtrack

"Senorita"
Single by Syamsul Yusof & AC Mizal featuring Shuib
Released2017 (2017)
Recorded2017
Genre Hip hop
Length3:43
Label
  • Arteeffects
  • President Productions
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Astro Shaw

The original soundtrack for this film is "Senorita" by Syamsul Yusof and AC Mizal featuring Shuib. The music video for the song were uploaded to YouTube on 1 August 2017 and received positive response from local audiences. [9]

Sequel

According to Yusof Haslam, due to the success of Abang Long Fadil 2, Skop Productions has green-lit the sequel Abang Long Fadil 3 with budget of RM4 million and filming will start after Aidilfitri celebration by end-June 2018. [10]

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