Dirty Pretty Things
The sometimes harrowing life of London's immigrant population is the focus of director Stephen Frears' engrossing drama. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a doctor who fled his native Nigeria and, while working as a cab driver and hotel night clerk, uncovers an organ-buying black market preying on illegal immigrants. Ejiofor faces a moral dilemma when the ring offers him the chance to become their "surgeon" and earn a passport and a chance at a new life. Sergi Lopez, Benedict Wong, and Audrey Tautou also star.
Year: 2002
Genre: Latest Staff Picks, Drama, Film Festivals 2003
Country: UK
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sergi Lopez, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong
Duration: 93 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence and sexual coercion
7.4/10
Location in store: Drama
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