Dirty Pretty Things (film)
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- This article is about the film Dirty Pretty Things. For the band of the same name, see Dirty Pretty Things (band).
| Dirty Pretty Things | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Produced by | Robert Jones, Tracey Seaward |
| Written by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring | Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo, Israel Aduramo, Sergi López, Benedict Wong, Audrey Tautou |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
| Cinematography | Chris Menges |
| Editing by | Mick Audsley |
| Release date(s) | December 13, 2002 (UK) |
| Running time | 97 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English, Somali |
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Dirty Pretty Things (2002) is a movie by Stephen Frears, a drama about two illegal immigrants in London. It was produced by the Celador Films production company.
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[edit] Plot
Okwe (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a Nigerian doctor who drives a taxicab during the day and watches the front desk of a hotel by night; he also chews khat (a stimulant) to keep awake and prescribes drugs to men with venereal diseases. Senay (played by Audrey Tautou) is a Turkish Muslim girl who slaves in a sweatshop under a sexually predatory boss. The two immigrants form a hesitant friendship, but when fate deals them both bad hands, Senay begins contemplating selling a kidney to get a passport and escape this half-life. Meanwhile, Okwe is pressured to perform that very operation.
[edit] Cast
- Chiwetel Ejiofor - Okwe
- Audrey Tautou - Senay
- Sophie Okonedo - Juliette
- Sergi López - Sneaky (Juan)
- Kriss Dosanjh - Asian businessman
- Israel Aduramo - Mini cab driver
- Yemi Ajibade - Mini cab driver
- Nizwar Karanj - Mini cab driver
- Dhobi Oparei - Mini cab driver
- Jeffery Kissoon - Cab Controller
- Zlatko Buric - Ivan
- Benedict Wong - Guo Yi
- Kenan Hudaverdi - Cafe owner
- Damon Younger - Punter
- Paul Bhattacharjee - Mohammed
[edit] Quotes
- White Englishman: Who are you people? Why haven't I seen you before?
Okwe: We are the people you don't see: We are the ones who drive your cabs, we clean your rooms, we suck your cocks.
