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A Man Like Me
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A Man Like Me

2002-08-16 · 90 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Romance

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.

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Directors
Róbert I. Douglas
Production companies
Film Douglas & Li, Icelandic Filmcompany, Creative Artist Management
Countries
Hong Kong, Iceland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jón GnarrJón GnarrJúlli
Stephanie Che Yuen-yuenStephanie Che Yuen-yuenQi
Sigurður SigurjónssonSigurður SigurjónssonValur
Þorsteinn GuðmundssonÞorsteinn GuðmundssonArnar
Katla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirKatla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirMagga
Baldur Trausti HreinssonGunnar
Þorsteinn BachmannÞorsteinn BachmannDagur
Jóna Guðrún JónsdóttirElín
Guðný HelgadóttirDóra
Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirAnna
Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirElma Lísa GunnarsdóttirHildur
Ingibjörg ReynisdóttirIngibjörg ReynisdóttirSúsí
Jón Atli JónassonRósi
Xu WenWei's older sister
Wang FeiQi's ex husband
Kristín LeQi's younger sister
María EllingsenMaría EllingsenBergþóra

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