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Leave to Remain (1989)

ALL 05/11/1989 (en) Drama, TV Movie 108 Min
  • Release
    05/11/1989
  • Production
    Channel 4 Television
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    Leave to Remain
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Les Blair

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jon Gregory

    Editor



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  1. Lavinia Bertram

    Registrar

  2. Amir M. Korangy

    Embassy Official

  3. Jonny Phillips

    James Johnstone

  4. Christopher Simon

    Ben

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 4 , Crews : 6

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Leave to Remain (1989) 108 Min

ALL 05/11/1989 (en)
Drama, TV Movie
  • Release 05/11/1989
  • Production
    Channel 4 Television
  • Original title Leave to Remain
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Les Blair

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jon Gregory

    Editor

  4. Irving Teitelbaum

    Producer



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