A Man Like Me (2002)
16/08/2002
Comedy, Romance
1h 30m
- 68% (8 votes)
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East meets north.....the far north!
Overview
A postal worker falls in love with the Chinese waitress at a Chinese restaurant. They start dating and quickly fall in and out of love, the waitress returning to China. The young man looks for comfort in his father but he's too preoccupied with winning the Eurovision song contest. After listening to loser friends talk about what Sylvester Stallone would do in his situation, the postal worker decides to buy a ticket to China and follow his love to her home.
- Róbert I. DouglasDirector, Writer
- Árni Ólafur ÁsgeirssonWriter
Original Title
Maður eins og ég
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- scandinavia
- iceland
- dysfunctional family
- observational comedy
- interracial romance
- cultural difference
- chinese
- intercultural relationship
- family dynamics
Top Billed Cast
Jón Gnarr
Júlli
Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen
Qi
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Valur
Þorsteinn Guðmundsson
Arnar
Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
Magga
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Gunnar
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Dagur
Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Elín
Guðný Helgadóttir
Dóra
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Anna
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