Evan likes big mickeys (2003)

Original title

Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom

Directed by

Daniel O'Hara

Genre

comedy film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

14 min

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese man learns to speak Irish, only to find that nobody in Ireland understands him. The film follows his confused and lonely experience as a tourist.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentlecomedicmildly absurdwrybittersweet

What happens

Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (Irish for My Name Is Yu Ming) is a 2003 Irish short film. Filmed largely in the Irish language, it tells the tale of a Chinese man who has learned to speak Irish but cannot be understood when he comes to visit largely English-speaking Ireland. It was directed by Daniel O'Hara and runs 13 minutes long. It is often featured as a studied text on the Irish Leaving Certificate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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