A Man Like Me (2002)
The second film directed by
Robert Douglas, released just a year after his first feature film. The
film was shot on location in Iceland, Hong Kong and mainland China.
It's co-written by Robert Douglas and Arni Olafur Asgeirsson, director
of Thicker Than Water (2006) and Undercurrent
(2010). The movie was released in Iceland autumn 2002 and was
comercially a great success. It stars stand up comedian Jon Gnarr, one
of Iceland's most popular celebrities and also stars Hong Kong
actress/singer Stephanie Che. At one point Michelle Lee Reis (Ka-yan
Lee) was set to star, but due to scheduling conflicts she pulled out.
Synopsis:
A postal worker has some lunch
in a chinese restaurant and falls in love with the waitress, who
happens to be chinese. 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 to occupied with winning the Eurovision song
contest. After listening to looser friends talk about what Silvester
Stallone would do in his situation, the postal worker decides to buy a
ticket to China and follow his love to her home.
Starring:
Jon Gnarr, Stephanie Che, Sigurdur Sigurjonsson,
Thorsteinn Bachmann, Katla Thorgeirsdottir
