Dirty Pretty Things Movie Review 2003

Frears revisits the theme of the plight of illegal immigrants living in London with typically moving results. Okwe (Ejiofor), a doctor who was forced to flee his native Nigeria, is now scraping by as a hotel clerk and cabbie in London, where he befriends his Turkish co-worker Senay (Tautou), a chambermaid who later is forced into sweatshop labor and a compromising relationship with her new boss. Already living in fear of being caught by immigration agents, Okwe discovers an illegal organ-selling ring at the hotel. Engagingly illuminates the mysterious and tense underworld inhabited by illegals and those who seek to exploit them in this surprisingly effective thriller. Ejiofor delivers the goods in a darkly subtle turn while Tautou delightfully broadens her range.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Grand Hotel, Immigration, London, Workin' for a Livin', Doctors & Nurses

Screenplay

Steven Knight

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi Lopez, Sophie Okonedo, Zlatko Buric, Benedict Wong

Cinematography

Chris Menges

Director

Stephen Frears

Music

Nathan Larson

Other

Peter Lindsay, Mick Audsley, Rebecca Holmes, Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Producer

Tracey Seaward, Robert Jones, BBC Films, Celador Films, Miramax