Jan 19, 2003
109 min
Full-HD

Asylum (2003)

Fleeing persecution and torture in northern Iraq, three young Kurds, Mahmoud, Rezghar and Saman, smuggle themselves into Britain aboard a freight train. Arriving in London they register for asylum but soon experience the first blast of bureaucracy, as their papers are lost in the system. When Saman is detained in prison and the police attempt to arrest Rezghar, he flees and hides in a church where Father Michael is leading a service.

Category

Drama Romance War

Country

United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

Constant Communications Enterprise Films Maximise Ltd.

Gary Condes

Officer Reid

Tony Resta

Ali Shamal

David Bradley

Father Michael

Frank Boyce

Cynic

Fuman Dar

Rezghar Farman

Nabil Elouahabi

Mahmoud Nasdar

Mark Mooney

John Hourihane

Dina Mousawi

Lana Baram

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