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.
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
James Petherick
Father Thomas
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.
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