The Diam Diam Era Two
2021 film directed by Jack Neo
The Diam Diam Era Two (Chinese: 我们的故事之沉默的年代2) is a 2021 Singaporean comedy film directed by Jack Neo. Continuing the story of the Lim family, set in 1988 general election, it tells the story as Lim Ah Kun (Mark Lee), Osman Bin Yusuf (Suhaimi Yusof) and Shamugam S/O Vellasami (Silvarajoo Prakasam) form a seemingly funny but serious opposition party C.M.I. (the abbreviation of Chinese, Malay and Indian), and compete in the fierce election showdown. It is the sequel to Long Long Time Ago, Long Long Time Ago 2 and The Diam Diam Era.
The film stars veteran local comedy actors Mark Lee, Henry Thia and Wang Lei. It is released on 11 February 2021 in Singaporean cinemas. Other ensemble cast includes Suhaimi Yusof, Silvarajoo Prakasam, Richie Koh, Danny Lee, Mei Xin, Benjamin Josiah Tan, Regina Lim, Yap Hui Xin, Charmaine Sei, Ryan Lian, Tasha Low, Nurijah Binte Sahat, Bharathi D/O Rani and Joshua Ang. The film is the only local Singaporean film releasing during the 2021 Chinese New Year period. It also marks the fifth on-screen reunion of Mark Lee and Suhaimi Yusof after they starred alongside together in the popular Singaporean sitcom named Police & Thief.
Plot
Continuing from The Diam Diam Era, this film is set in 1988 general election, as Lim Ah Kun (Mark Lee) become more dissatisfied with the government policies, he decides to form a new opposition party after being rejected to join Liu Shun Zhong's (Wang Lei)'s party in the previous film. To compete for seats in the Toa Payoh GRC (which was changed to "Gim Wang GRC" in the film) where he lives at a Toa Payoh HDB Flat located at Blk 128 Toa Payoh Lorong 1, Ah Kun teams up with nasi lemak seller named Osman Bin Yusuf (Suhaimi Yusof) and his younger brother Lim Ah Hee's (Benjamin Josiah Tan)'s father-in-law and former hawker inspector and People's Association officer named Shamugam S/O Vellasami (Silvarajoo Prakasam) to form a new opposition party named C.M.I. (the abbreviation of Chinese, Malay and Indian) and contest in the general election.
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