Leave to Remain

Leave to Remain — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 11, 1989
• Runtime
• 108 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Les Blair

Leave to Remain — Cast

L

Lavinia Bertram Registrar Amir M. Korangy Embassy Official Jonny Phillips James Johnstone

C

Christopher Simon Ben