I have decided to return to something that I have not highlighted in quite some time on my website: overlooked/forgotten gems. so as we close the year out, allow me to submit the 2002 British drama/thriller Dirty Pretty Things for your approval.
Dirty Pretty Things was directed by Stephen Frears and starred Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou, as star-crossed illegal immigrants working in a London hotel. Check out the trailer here:
The film principally deals with themes surrounding the treatment (read: the exploitation) of illegal immigrants inhabiting a world with the more fortunate among us. This film does an admirable job of showing the underworld and how the plight of people who are simply seeking a better way of life often goes ignored.
Have you seen Dirty Pretty Things? Leave a lovely comment below and let me know what you thought of it.
le0pard13 says
December 31, 2013 at 5:31 pmI finally screened the film this year. Stephen Frears, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou did a wonderful job with this. I now see why many had recommended it.
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iluvcinema says
January 11, 2014 at 8:03 am✔️
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Todd Mason says
December 31, 2013 at 6:43 pmThe first film I saw with Tautou or Sophie Okenedo, who stood out even in this solid cast.
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Todd Mason says
January 1, 2014 at 4:14 amOr, even, Okonedo!
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iluvcinema says
January 11, 2014 at 8:04 am
Ja says
January 1, 2014 at 9:24 pmDamn, another “hidden” gem from “Chewi?” This dude’s filmography is hella-impressive. Need to check this out. He’s chameleon.
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iluvcinema says
January 11, 2014 at 8:05 amA friend in grad school had been banging on for years that I must see this film. Glad I finally got ’round to it. Sat in DVD queue for over a year.
ruth says
January 4, 2014 at 3:44 pmHi Iba! Wow, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou! I’m intrigued by the premise too, I definitely need to watch this one!
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iluvcinema says
January 11, 2014 at 8:04 amYes. You must!
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