Afternoon Off (1979)

Directors

Stephen Frears

Cast

Anna Massey, Benjamin Whitrow, Henry Man, Neville Smith, Pete Postlethwaite, Philip Jackson, Stephanie Cole

The story

Lee, a Chinese waiter in a large hotel in Hartlepool, England, has various adventures in trying to locate the elusive Iris, whom he has been led to believe will have sex with him. His inability to speak fluent English and the varying degrees of assistance or confusion several individuals offer lead him on a wild goose chase. He finally encounters Iris in bed with one of his waiting staff colleagues at the very hotel at which he started off.

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