A Man Like Me
2002, Icelandic. Directed by Róbert I. Douglas.
East meets north.....the far north!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Róbert I. DouglasDirector
- Jón GnarrJúlli
- Stephanie Che Yuen-YuenQi
- Sigurður SigurjónssonValur
- Þorsteinn GuðmundssonArnar
- Katla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirMagga
- Baldur Trausti HreinssonGunnar
- Þorsteinn BachmannDagur
- Jóna Guðrún JónsdóttirElín
- Guðný HelgadóttirDóra
- Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirAnna
- Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirHildur
- Ingibjörg ReynisdóttirSúsí
Details
- Released
- 16 August 2002
- Original title
- Maður eins og ég
- Country
- Hong Kong, Iceland
- Written by
- Róbert I. Douglas, Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
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A Man Like Me runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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A Man Like Me isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 August 2002. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Man Like Me?
A Man Like Me (2002) was directed by Róbert I. Douglas and stars Jón Gnarr, Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen, Sigurður Sigurjónsson.