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.
Title | A Man Like Me |
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Year | 2002 |
Genre | Comedy, Romance |
Country | Hong Kong, Iceland |
Studio | Film Douglas & Li, Icelandic Filmcompany, Creative Artist Management |
Cast | Jón Gnarr, Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Þorsteinn Guðmundsson, Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir, Baldur Trausti Hreinsson |
Crew | Júlíus Kemp (Producer), Marta Luiza Macuga (Art Direction), Róbert I. Douglas (Director), Jóhann Jóhannsson (Original Music Composer), Pawel Gula (Cinematography), Róbert I. Douglas (Writer) |
Keyword | scandinavia, iceland, dysfunctional family, observational comedy, interracial romance, cultural difference, chinese, intercultural relationship, family dynamics |
Release | Aug 16, 2002 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 8 users |