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Chinaman(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-04-01
67%
35 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Keld is in a rut. His wife of 25 years has left him. For sustenance, he eats his way through the menu at the local Chinese takeaway. The owner talks him into a marriage of convenience with his sister from China and the unplanned-for happens. A delicate romance blossoms between these two damaged, fragile individuals, but a secret gives their relationship a fateful twist. A subtle and touching story of life's diversity.
Languages: Danish.
Countries:
Denmark,
Norway,
Sweden
ProductionCompanies:
Fine & Mellow Productions
Movie: Chinaman
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bjarne Henriksen
Keld
邬君梅
Ling
Charlotte Fich
Rie
Paw Henriksen
Michael
Nicolas Winding Refn
The Doctor
Lin Kun Wu
Feng
Johan Rabaeus
Björn
Jeppe Kaas
Mathias Sparre-Ulrich
Mogens Rex
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Overview
Keld is in a rut. His wife of 25 years has left him. For sustenance, he eats his way through the menu at the local Chinese takeaway. The owner talks him into a marriage of convenience with his sister from China and the unplanned-for happens. A delicate romance blossoms between these two damaged, fragile individuals, but a secret gives their relationship a fateful twist. A subtle and touching story of life's diversity.
Release Date
2005-04-01
Average
6.7
Rating:
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