Dirty Pretty Things

    Genre
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    97 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Somali, Spanish, French
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Stephen Frears
WRITTEN BY:
Steven Knight
CAST INCLUDES:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

The thrilling story of two immigrants who unintentionally fall deep into the darker underbelly of the city. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 YEARS A SLAVE, 2012) and Audrey Tautou (AMELIE, THE DA VINCI CODE), with gripping direction from Stephen Frears (DANGEROUS LIAISONS, PHILOMENA). Washington Post calls the film, "A unique gem."

SYNOPSIS

In London, Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is an undocumented immigrant from Nigeria who works as a cabbie and moonlights as a hotel attendant. He shares living quarters with Turkish émigré Senay (Audrey Tautou). Working late one evening, Okwe is called up to one of the hotel suites. Inside, he finds a prostitute standing by a toilet that’s clogged with a human heart. This leads him to the hotel manager (Sergi López), and he soon uncovers a darker side to his employer and his adopted city.

Dirty Pretty Things

    Genre
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    97 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Somali, Spanish, French
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Stephen Frears
WRITTEN BY
Steven Knight
CAST INCLUDES
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo
The thrilling story of two immigrants who unintentionally fall deep into the darker underbelly of the city. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 YEARS A SLAVE, 2012) and Audrey Tautou (AMELIE, THE DA VINCI CODE), with gripping direction from Stephen Frears (DANGEROUS LIAISONS, PHILOMENA). Washington Post calls the film, "A unique gem."

In London, Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is an undocumented immigrant from Nigeria who works as a cabbie and moonlights as a hotel attendant. He shares living quarters with Turkish émigré Senay (Audrey Tautou). Working late one evening, Okwe is called up to one of the hotel suites. Inside, he finds a prostitute standing by a toilet that’s clogged with a human heart. This leads him to the hotel manager (Sergi López), and he soon uncovers a darker side to his employer and his adopted city.

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