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A Man Like Me( 2002)

TV-MAComedyRomance
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jón Gnarr

      Júlli

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      Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen

      Qi

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      Sigurður Sigurjónsson

      Valur

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      Þorsteinn Guðmundsson

      Arnar

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      Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

      Magga

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      Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

      Gunnar

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      Þorsteinn Bachmann

      Dagur

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      Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir

      Elín

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      Guðný Helgadóttir

      Dóra

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      Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

      Anna

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      Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir

      Hildur

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      Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir

      Súsí

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      Jón Atli Jónasson

      Rósi

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      Xu Wen

      Wei's older sister

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      Wang Fei

      Qi's ex husband

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      Kristín Le

      Qi's younger sister

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      María Ellingsen

      Bergþóra

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    A review by shapirowonder

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    Written by shapirowonder on Tue Apr 14 2015
    What is very interesting about this movie is how it brings together two really similar cultures. While Stephanie Che in the movie is from the mainland, she is actually a rising star in today's Hong Kong cinema recently starring in "Men Suddenly in Black" and her character really reflects the ex-patriot longing felt by many who leave HK. This is placed next to Iceland which is its own isolated world from the rest of Europe. Ex-pats of Iceland also have the same feeling as those of HK, of leaving a very small place but having intense longing for it still. Jon Gnarr's character is like an expat li...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

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