Afternoon Off (1979)
• February 3rd, 1979 • 1h 3min
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Overview
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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