
A Man Like Me
2002-08-16 · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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 GnarrJúlli
Stephanie Che Yuen-yuenQi
Sigurður SigurjónssonValur
Þorsteinn GuðmundssonArnar
Katla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirMagga
Þorsteinn BachmannDagur
Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirAnna
Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirHildur
Ingibjörg ReynisdóttirSúsí
María EllingsenBergþóraTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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