Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003)
Yu Ming is bored of his life in China and decides to go to Ireland. He studies the language, but is dismayed to find that no one understands him when he gets there.
- Date of release
- 2003-10-17
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Daniel O'Hara
Casting
- Diyu 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
- Sarah Jane Wai O’Flynn — Extra
- May Ho — Extra
- Sarah Shannon — Extra
Interesting facts
Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom 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.
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