THERE ARE NO HOMOSEXUALS IN IRAN is the feature script adapation of Christine Murphy's award-winning BBC Radio 4 drama KICKING THE AIR.
It is the story of Reza Mostafai, a young gay Iranian who is being fast-tracked out of the UK and back to Iran, where he faces almost certain death. Reza and his friends fight desperately to prevent his deportation, but the clock is ticking and they are running out of options.
Cast and writer of KICKING THE AIR, BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama
Left to right: Zubin Varla, Christine Murphy (writer), Vicky McClure, Ben Caplan, Sophia Myles and Jamie Harding.
Other cast members not in the photo: Ian Beattie and Maggie Cronin.
Vicky McClure wins Best Supporting Actress in KICKING THE AIR at the BBC Radio Drama Awards 2013, with writer Christine Murphy and producer Heather Larmour.
In 2013, Christine Murphy won the WRITERS GUILD OF IRELAND's 'ZEBBIE' AWARD for BEST RADIO SCRIPT.
KICKING THE AIR was one of eight projects selected for development at the eQuinoxe Europe Professional Screenwriters Programme in Lindau, Germany. (October 2016)
With my lead mentor on the project, DANNY RUBIN (GROUNDHOG DAY).