Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things (2002) is a movie by Stephen Frears, a gritty urban drama about two illegal immigrants in London. It was produced by the Celador Films production company.

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 stimulants to keep awake and prescribes drugs to men with venereal diseases. Senay (played by Amelie star Audrey Tautou) is a 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.

Related Topics:
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Nigerian - Taxicab - Stimulant - Venereal disease - Amelie - Audrey Tautou - Muslim - Sweatshop - Kidney

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