CHINAMAN
synopsis
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 China grill. 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.
| international title: | CHINAMAN | 
| original title: | KINAMAND | 
| country: | Denmark, Norway, Sweden | 
| sales agent: | Nordisk Film International Sales | 
| year: | 2004 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Henrik Ruben Genz | 
| film run: | 88' | 
| release date: | DK 01/04/2005 | 
| screenplay: | Kim Fupz Aakeson, Kim Fupz Aakeson | 
| cast: | Bjarne Henriksen, Vivian Wu, Lin Kun Wu, Paw Henriksen, Charlotte Fich | 
| cinematography by: | Sebastian Blenkov | 
| film editing: | Mette Zeruneith | 
| art director: | Niels Sejer | 
| music: | Gisle Kverndokk | 
| producer: | Thomas Gammeltoft | 
| production: | Fine & Mellow Productions A/S, DRTV Danish Broadcasting Corporation / DR Danmarks Radio / DR Drama, Nordisk Film (DK) , Svensk Filmindustri (SE) Maipo, Norsk Filmfond (NO) | 
| backing: | DFI (Danish Film Institute) + New Danish Screen, Swedish Film Institute, Nordic Film & Television Fund | 
| distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribution | 

















