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Dirty Pretty Things is a 2002 British social thriller film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight. Following the lives of two immigrants in London, it was filmed in a documentary style and was produced by BBC Films and Celador Films, and distributed by Buena Vista International through Miramax Films.
Aug 1, 2003 · This is a splendid opening for a thriller, but "Dirty Pretty Things" is more than a genre picture. It uses the secret and malevolent activities at the hotel as the engine to drive a story about a London of immigrants, some illegal, who do the city's dirty work.
Dirty Pretty Things: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kriss Dosanjh, Israel Oyelumade, Yemi Goodman Ajibade. Irregular migrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation.
- Stephen Frears
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Part of an invisible working class, Nigerian exile Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Turkish chambermaid Senay (Tautou) toil at a west London hotel that is full of illegal activity. Then late one night...
Dec 13, 2002 · Yet Dirty Pretty Things has serious things to say about swinging 21st-century London - how it is "multicultural" chiefly in exploiting immigrant labour for the service economy.
Dirty Pretty Things study guide contains a biography of Stephen Frears, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.
