I Not Stupid (Chinese: 小孩不笨; pinyin: xiǎohái bù bèn) is a Singaporean film written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. It stars Xiang Yun, Richard Low, Selena Tan, Shawn Lee, Huang Po Ju and Joshua Ang.
Released in cinemas on 9 February 2002, I Not Stupid earned over S$3.8 million. It is the third-highest grossing movie in Singapore, after Money No Enough and the film's sequel, I Not Stupid Too, which was releas...
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I Not Stupid (Chinese: 小孩不笨; pinyin: xiǎohái bù bèn) is a Singaporean film written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. It stars Xiang Yun, Richard Low, Selena Tan, Shawn Lee, Huang Po Ju and Joshua Ang.
Released in cinemas on 9 February 2002, I Not Stupid earned over S$3.8 million. It is the third-highest grossing movie in Singapore, after Money No Enough and the film's sequel, I Not Stupid Too, which was released in cinemas on 27 January 2006. The film was nominated for Best Asian Film at the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards but lost to My Sassy Girl.
The film portrays the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream (which, as a result of parliamentary debates following the release of the film, was abolished in 2008). This satirical comedy criticises the Singaporean education system and social attitudes in Singapore, including the competitive kiasu (fear of losing) mentality and over...
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