Asylum

Release Date: 2003-01-19

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Gary Condes

as Officer Reid

Tony Resta

as Ali Shamal

David Bradley

as Father Michael

Frank Boyce

as Cynic

Fuman Dar

as Rezghar Farman