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Dirty Pretty Things

Year:

2002

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Stephen Frears

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 22 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2002-12-13

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $100,512 (USA) (20 July 2003)

Gross: $8,111,360 (USA) (16 February 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Deobia Oparei

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Okwe

Audrey Tautou

Senay Gelik

Sergi López

Sneaky

Sophie Okonedo

Juliette

Benedict Wong

Guo Yi

Zlatko Buric

Ivan

Kriss Dosanjh

Asian Businessman

Israel Oyelumade

Mini Cab Driver (as Israel Aduramo)

Yemi Ajibade

Mini Cab Driver (as Ade-Yemi Ajibade)

Nizwar Karanj

Mini Cab Driver

Jeffery Kissoon

Cab Controller

Kenan Hudaverdi

Cafe Owner

Damon Younger

Punter

Paul Bhattacharjee

Mohammed

Darrell D'Silva

Immigration Officer

Sotigui Kouyaté

Shinti

Abi Gouhad

Shinti's Son

Jeillo Edwards

Hospital Cleaning Lady

Rita Hamill

Pharmacy Nurse

Ron Stenner

Pharmacist

Jemanesh Solomon

Shinti's Daughter-in-Law

Naomi Simpson

Shinti's Grandaughter

Barber Ali

Sweatshop Foreman

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Jean-Luc

Josef Altin

Sweatshop Boy (as Yusuf Altin)

Fisun Burgess

Factory Worker

Sabina Michael

German Woman

Michael Mellinger

German Man

Noma Dumezweni

Celia

Adrian Scarborough

The Doctor

Ray Donn

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Mike Savva

Airport Commuter (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The first film from Celador, the company behind TV quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998). Steven Knight, co-creator of the hit show, also wrote the script for Dirty Pretty Things.

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Audrey Tautou's first English-speaking role.

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When Senay goes to an abandoned place to seek for a new job, a poster of controversial Turkish director Yilmaz Güney, is on the wall.

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Goofs

When Okwe and Senay are drinking wine, Senay lifts a full glass. In the next shot, the glass is 3/4 full.

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Guo Yi says the mythological figure who ferries the dead to Hades is Pylades; in fact the ferryman's name is Charon. Pylades is the companion of Orestes.

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Quotes

Juliette: So, what did happen?

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Okwe: The hotel business is about strangers, and strangers will surprise you.

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Okwe: My hands are shaking.

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