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A Man Like Me (2002)

A Man Like Me (2002)

Comedy Romance

East meets north.....the far north!

Release Date: 2002, August 16
Directors: Róbert I. Douglas
Countries: Hong Kong, Iceland
Production: Film Douglas & Li, Icelandic Filmcompany, Creative Artist Management
Cast: Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen, Wang Fei, Xu Wen, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jón Gnarr, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir, Þorsteinn Guðmundsson, María Ellingsen

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.

Keywords:

family dynamics dysfunctional family chinese iceland interracial romance scandinavia intercultural relationship cultural difference observational comedy