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A Man Like Me
East meets north.....the far north!
Genres
ComedyRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2002-08-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jón Gnarr
Júlli
Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen
Qi
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Valur
Þorsteinn Guðmundsson
Arnar
Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
Magga
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Gunnar
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Dagur
Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Elín
Guðný Helgadóttir
Dóra
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Anna
Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir
Hildur
Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir
Súsí
Jón Atli Jónasson
Rósi
Xu Wen
Wei's older sister
Wang Fei
Qi's ex husband
Kristín Le
Qi's younger sister
María Ellingsen
Bergþóra
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