Afternoon Off (1979)

MovieDrama, Romance, TV Movie1h 3m
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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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Henry Man
Henry ManLeeBenjamin WhitrowBenjamin WhitrowFather
Angela Morant
Angela MorantMother
Pasquale Perrino
Pasquale PerrinoMaitre d'Philip JacksonPhilip JacksonBernardHarold InnocentHarold InnocentMarjoryPete PostlethwaitePete PostlethwaiteAttendant in Art GalleryStan RichardsStan RichardsMan in Art Gallery

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