Afternoon Off

Year: 1979

Runtime: 63 mins

Language: English

Director: Stephen Frears

DramaRomance

Lee, a Chinese expatriate, works as a hotel waiter in England despite his limited English. After hearing that a girl named Iris may be interested in him, he decides to use his rare afternoon off to buy a box of chocolates and set out into the town, hoping to meet her and bridge the language gap.

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