A Man Like Me

A Man Like Me

90 mins | Comedy, Romance | Aug. 16, 2002

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.

A Man Like Me

90 mins | Comedy, Romance | Aug. 16, 2002

A Man Like Me
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Icelandic Filmcompany, Creative Artist Management, Film Douglas & Li
Original title Maður eins og ég
Directors Róbert I. Douglas
Writers Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, Róbert I. Douglas

Cast

Jón Gnarr

as Júlli

Xu Wen

as Wei's older sister

Wang Fei

as Qi's ex husband

Kristín Le

as Qi's younger sister

María Ellingsen

as Bergþóra