The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Róbert I. DouglasDirector
- Jóhann JóhannssonOriginal Music Composer
- Róbert I. DouglasWriter
- Árni Ólafur ÁsgeirssonWriter
Cast
- 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
Themes
scandinaviaicelanddysfunctional familyobservational comedyinterracial romancecultural differencechineseintercultural relationshipfamily dynamics