Dirty Pretty Things
Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel where 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.
12 February 1983, London, England, UK
28 July 1929, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
1969, Swaziland
9 August 1976, Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
13 May 1953, Osijek, Croatia
1963, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK
19 July 1936, Bamako, Mali
23 September 1942, Malta Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
8 July 1959, Lausanne, Switzerland
10 May 1968, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
10 July 1977, Forest Gate, London, England, UK
22 December 1965, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
30 May 1929, Kochel, Bavaria
4 September 1947, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
1970, Manchester, England, UK
1971, London, England, UK
August 21, 2006
Dirty Pretty Things benefits from the best script...hands down, written for a movie released in 2003
November 27, 2007
An impressive mix of entertainment and social comment, spinning a great mystery even as it confronts an ugly world.
August 15, 2003
It is Frears' sure directorial hand, along with some deft performances, that keeps Dirty Pretty Things from ever edging into the risible.
December 12, 2005
With his new film, the 2002 Toronto Film Fest favorite Dirty Pretty Things, Frears returns to the realm of the dark and twisted with gutsy aplomb.
September 25, 2010
Although Steve Knight's Oscar-nominated script gets a bit on the nose discussing those who pretty that which we dirty, it tells a compelling tale of perseverance, with a final sound effect like hope gaining altitude.
November 27, 2007
An intelligent and extremely well-made romantic drama that tells an intriguing story with economy and insight.
January 26, 2006
A sympathetic, engaging and politically astute slice of modern urban realism, set in the twilight world of London's community of recent immigrants and asylum seekers, and directed with Frears' habitual professionalism and sensitivity.
November 27, 2007
Here he strikes a perfect balance between social commentary and melodrama, while nudging his actors to turn potentially stereotypical figures (eg, a virginal waif, a golden-hearted whore, a philosophical Chinese) into three-dimensional people.
March 05, 2005
It's involving, well-directed and well-acted.
August 15, 2003
Ejiofor, a veteran British stage actor, is well cast.
December 06, 2005
Offers a frills-free meditation on the many faces of oppression.
August 22, 2003
This is the sort of film that requires your full attention -- and then amply rewards it with a wealth of nuances.
