A Man Like Me
“East meets north.....the far north!”
2002•G•1h 30m•7.0•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Róbert I. Douglas
Writer
Róbert I. Douglas, Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Languages
English, Icelandic
Studio
Film Douglas & Li
Cast
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
Production
Company
Film Douglas & Li
Company
Icelandic Filmcompany
Company
Creative Artist Management
Producer
Júlíus Kemp
Producer
Clarence Hui
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