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Dirty Pretty Things (2002) 7.4
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Metascore: 78/100
Reviews: 193 user | 133 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com An illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unpalatable side of London life. Director:Stephen FrearsWriter:Steven Knight |
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Cast
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| Audrey Tautou | ... | ||
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | ||
| Sergi López | ... |
Sneaky /
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Guo Yi
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Cafe Owner
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Punter
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Mohammed
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Immigration Officer
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Shinti
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Mini Cab Driver
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Sweatshop Boy
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Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel. The hotel is run by Senor Sneaky and is the sort of place where dirty business like drug dealing and prostitution takes place. However, when Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
13 December 2002 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Loin de chez eux See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$59,135 (Australia) (18 June 2004)Gross:
$161,735 (Australia) (18 June 2004)Company Credits
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Okwe: Do you want a car? Ten pounds, Theatreland. Car? London? You want a taxi? Buckingham Palace.
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Written by Necmi Calvi
Produced by Oojami
Licensed from Ark 21 Records
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Damien O'Donnell was originally attached to direct, but he decided to pass after problems with Harvey Weinstein. He directed Heartlands instead. See more »Goofs
Guo Yi says the mythological figure who ferries the dead to Hades is Pylades; in fact the ferryman's name is Charon. Pylades is the companion of Orestes. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Okwe: Do you want a car? Ten pounds, Theatreland. Car? London? You want a taxi? Buckingham Palace.
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"OOJAMI Fantazy"Written by Necmi Calvi
Produced by Oojami
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In London, the Nigerian illegal immigrant and former doctor Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) works as cab driver along the day and in the front desk of a hotel managed by Juan 'Sneaky' (Sergi López) in the graveyard shift. He shares a couch in the small flat of the Turkish illegal immigrant Senay (Audrey Tautou), who also works in the hotel as maiden. One night, the Londoner prostitute Juliette (Sophie Okonedo) asks Okwe to fix the toilet of room 510, where she 'works', and he finds a human heart obstructing it. Okwe's further investigation discloses an invisible world of traffic of human organs of illegal immigrants in London. This excellent movie has a great screenplay about the urban legend of traffic of organs of the socially excluded immigrants in London. Just as a comparison, in Brazil, thousands of children of the lower classes vanish every year. The urban legend tells that they were adopted overseas or were used in the illegal traffic of human organs, but these stories are only rumor in Internet. Therefore, this theme in an excellent script is very attractive. Stephen Frears is one of the greatest directors of the cinema history and his movies are synonym of quality. The great surprise for me was the international cast, leaded by the unknown Chiwetel Ejiofor, followed by the excellent Audrey 'Amélie Poulain' Tautou and Sergi 'Harry' López , and the also unknown Sophie Okonedo, all of them with excellent performances. 'Dirty Pretty Things' is a highly recommended film. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): 'Coisas Belas e Sujas' (Pretty and Dirty Things')