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Chinaman

6.8

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Original title

Kinamand (Chinaman)

Year

2005

Running time

88 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Henrik Ruben Genz

Screenwriter

Kim Fupz Aakeson

Cast

Music

Gisle Kverndokk

Cinematography

Sebastian Blenkov

Producer

Co-production Denmark-China;

Fine & Mellow Productions, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Genre

Drama. Comedy

Synopsis

Keld, an overweight, uninspired Danish plumber, is alone. When his bored, frustrated wife leaves him, he begins to eat dinner at the family-run Chinese take-out across the street. Working methodically through the numbered menu, he finds an unexpected friend in Feng, a genial man with his own concerns. Keld helps fix the plumbing in the diner, and then Feng asks for assistance with another problem: his Chinese sister requires a marriage of convenience to stay in Denmark. Enter Ling (Vivan Wu), a young woman who is not at all comfortable with this "strictly pro-forma" arrangement. Over time, Ling's gentle influence brings Keld into a world of tradition, full of surprising rewards and life-changing affection. This romantic tale has the fairy tale feel of what just might happen when people fall in love.

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Chinaman

2005

Henrik Ruben Genz

6.8

(146)