A Man Like Me

Aug 16, 2002

1h 30m

★ 6.8

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Film Douglas & Li

Icelandic Filmcompany

Creative Artist Management

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Cast

Júlli

Jón Gnarr

Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen

Valur

Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Arnar

Þorsteinn Guðmundsson

Magga

Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Gunnar

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Dagur

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Elín

Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir

Dóra

Guðný Helgadóttir

Anna

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Hildur

Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir

Súsí

Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir

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