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Afternoon Off

Feb 3, 1979 · 1h 3m
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Drama
Romance
TV Movie

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Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.

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CAST

Henry Man
Lee
Benjamin Whitrow
Father
Angela Morant
Mother
Pasquale Perrino
Maitre d'
Philip Jackson
Bernard
Harold Innocent
Marjory
Pete Postlethwaite
Attendant in Art Gallery
Stan Richards
Man in Art Gallery
Directed by Stephen Frears

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
LWT
Country
GB

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