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A Man Like Me

A Man Like Me

East meets north.....the far north!

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ComedyRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

16 August 2002

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Jón Gnarr

Jón Gnarr

Júlli

Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen

Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen

Qi

Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Valur

Þorsteinn Guðmundsson

Þorsteinn Guðmundsson

Arnar

Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Magga

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Gunnar

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Dagur

Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir

Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir

Elín

Guðný Helgadóttir

Guðný Helgadóttir

Dóra

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Anna

Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir

Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir

Hildur

Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir

Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir

Súsí

Jón Atli Jónasson

Jón Atli Jónasson

Rósi

Xu Wen

Xu Wen

Wei's older sister

Wang Fei

Wang Fei

Qi's ex husband

Kristín Le

Kristín Le

Qi's younger sister

María Ellingsen

María Ellingsen

Bergþóra

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