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Leave to Remain

Directed by Les Blair

DramaTV Movie
19891h 48m

Overview

Set during the political upheaval following Ayatollah Khomeini's rise to power in Iran, Les Blair's gripping work tells the story of Shahin Mohamedi, a young Iranian woman studying in London. When the cheques her father sends from home are intercepted by the Khomeini government, she is threatened with repatriation by vicious British immigration officers. To remain in England she must be granted 'Leave To Remain'. Enter Jimmy Johnstone, an English wide-boy strapped for cash and willing to perform the paper marriage that will ensure Shahin's freedom. Jimmy wants to build on the relationship, but Shahin's heart is a thousand miles away with her old fiance.

Cast

Lavinia Bertram

Registrar

Amir M. Korangy

Amir M. Korangy

Embassy Official

Jonny Phillips

Jonny Phillips

James Johnstone

Christopher Simon

Ben