Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Daniel O'Hara

Writer:

Daniel O'Hara (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

Is there a place in the world for Yu Ming? He's a clerk at a convenience store in China, bored with his life...

Plot Keywords:

Gaelic | Bar | Globe | Convenience Store | Dublin

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Daniel Wu	...	Yu Ming
Frank Kelly	...	Paddy
Paddy C. Courtney	...	Barman
Richard Morton	...	Lenny
Enke Javkhlan	...	Enke
Ariel Hsiung	...	Customer
William Roche	...	Assistant Barman
Jian Hua Ma	...	Librarian
Howard Pau	...	Shop manager
Jenny O'Hara	...	Extra
Sarah Jane Wai O'Flynn	...	Extra
May Ho	...	Extra
Sarah Shannon	...	Extra
Donnie Gorman	...	Extra

Also Known As:

My Name Is Yu Ming (International: English title)

Runtime:

13 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English | Irish Gaelic | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Dough Productions

Movie Connections:

References Taxi Driver (1976)

Delightful

I had heard about this short film but only saw it for the first time on Sunday last. It is, I think, unrealistic in this respect: although most Irish people may not be able to speak Irish fluently I believe most would recognize the language, especially when enunciated as clearly as by the character in the film. I doubt many would mistake it for Chinese.

But that is a minor reservation. It is a delightful film. The main character beautifully expressed the bewilderment at discovering that the language he had learned was not spoken much in Ireland's capital. and I loved the ending. A little gem of a film!