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User Rating:
7.5/10   17,397 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Steven Knight (written by)
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Release Date:
13 December 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Some things are too dangerous to keep secret. more
Plot:
An illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unpalatable side of London life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 19 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(31 articles)
The best films of 2009
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Cast

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Chiwetel Ejiofor ... Okwe
Kriss Dosanjh ... Asian Businessman
Israel Aduramo ... Mini Cab Driver
Yemi Ajibade ... Mini Cab Driver (as Ade-Yemi Ajibade)
Nizwar Karanj ... Mini Cab Driver

Deobia Oparei ... Mini Cab Driver
Jeffery Kissoon ... Cab Controller

Zlatko Buric ... Ivan

Audrey Tautou ... Senay Gelik

Sophie Okonedo ... Juliette
Sergi López ... Sneaky / Juan
Benedict Wong ... Guo Yi
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ray Donn ... Factory Worker (uncredited)
Mike Savva ... Airport Commuter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stephen Frears 
 
Writing credits
Steven Knight (written by)

Produced by
Julie Goldstein .... executive producer
Robert Jones .... producer
Teresa Moneo .... executive producer
Allon Reich .... executive producer
Tracey Scoffield .... executive producer
Tracey Seaward .... producer
Paul Smith .... executive producer
David M. Thompson .... executive producer
Margo Myers .... line producer: additional photography (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Nathan Larson 
 
Cinematography by
Chris Menges 
 
Film Editing by
Mick Audsley 
 
Casting by
Leo Davis 
 
Production Design by
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski 
 
Art Direction by
Rebecca Holmes 
 
Set Decoration by
Linda Wilson 
 
Costume Design by
Odile Dicks-Mireaux 
 
Makeup Department
Annabel Hill .... makeup artist
Natasha Nischol .... makeup artist
Jenny Shircore .... hair designer
Jenny Shircore .... makeup designer
Matthew Smith .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Tania Blunden .... post-production supervisor (as Tania Windsor Blunden)
Brian Donovan .... production manager: additional photography
Linda Gregory .... production manager
Michael Harm .... unit manager
Joseph Jayawardena .... unit manager
Margo Myers .... unit production manager: additional photography New York City
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mick Audsley .... second unit director
William Booker .... second assistant director
Ben Dixon .... third assistant director: second unit
Simon Downes .... second assistant director: second unit
Mark Layton .... first assistant director: second unit
Sasha Mann .... second assistant director: second unit
Finn McGrath .... second assistant director: second unit
Jez Oakley .... third assistant director: second unit
Martin O'Malley .... first assistant director: second unit
Stuart Renfrew .... first assistant director
Alex Streeter .... third assistant director
Richard Styles .... first assistant director: second unit
Becky Symons .... third assistant director: second unit (as Becky Simmons)
Holly Watson .... third assistant director: second unit
Ben Dixon .... additional third assistant director (uncredited)
Larry Zience .... second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Jane Clark .... storyboard artist
Emma Davis .... lead art department assistant
Verena Kahn .... assistant art director
Campbell Mitchell .... props
Tom Pleydell-Pearce .... property master
Stuart Read .... stand-by props
Gareth Thomas .... VT2 apprentice
 
Sound Department
Mark Auguste .... supervising sound editor
Sam Auguste .... assistant sound editor
Jan Cholawo .... foley editor
Colin Cooper .... adr recordist
Colette Dahanne .... foley recordist
Nathan Duncan .... sound assistant trainee
Steve Finn .... boom operator
Peter Gleaves .... adr mixer
Matthew Gough .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Alex Hudd .... sound consultant: dolby
Peter Joly .... supervising sound editor
Christian Joyce .... sound recordist
Christian Joyce .... sound: second unit
Peter Lindsay .... sound recordist
Mike Prestwood Smith .... sound re-recording mixer
Adrian Rhodes .... sound re-recording mixer
Mark Rose .... sound effects editor
Sven Taits .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Ian Wilson .... foley editor
 
Special Effects by
Dan Frye .... special effects technician
Christopher Longhurst .... special effects assistant
Graham Longhurst .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Ian Fellows .... digital compositor
Drew Jones .... visual effects executive producer
Tracey Leadbetter .... visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC
Luke Letkey .... digital artist
Alasdair MacCuish .... digital lab producer: Framestore CFC
Mark Nelmes .... visual effects supervisor
Tom Partridge .... visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC
Maria Stroka .... film recording producer
Victor Wade .... digital effects artist
Neil Weatherley .... digital effects artist
 
Stunts
Nick Gillard .... stunt coordinator
Julian Spencer .... stunt coordinator: second unit
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Clark .... focus puller
Charlie England .... assistant camera
Dai Evans .... trainee grip (as Dave Evans)
Conor Finlay .... electrician
Eugene Grobler .... electrician
Saiyiu. Li .... camera loader
Adrian McCarthy .... grip
Chris Menges .... camera operator
Pat Miller .... electrician
Christopher Porter .... gaffer
Alastair Rae .... Steadicam operator
Laurie Sparham .... still photographer
Ivan Strasburg .... director of photography: second unit
Alf Tramontin .... Steadicam operator
David Wall .... electrician
John Ellis Evans .... clapper loader (uncredited)
Urszula Pontikos .... camera trainee (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Philip Goldsworthy .... wardrobe assistant
Lucilla Simbari .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Emanuele Giraldo .... second assistant editor
Celia Haining .... assistant editor
Dan Roberts .... first assistant editor
John Stanborough .... color timer
 
Music Department
Karen Elliott .... music supervisor
Charlie Gillett .... music consultant
Christian Henson .... composer: additional music
Michael Higham .... music editor (as Mike Higham)
Steve Price .... music scoring mixer
Andy Richards .... score mixer
 
Transportation Department
Simon Hudnott .... unit driver
Gerry Turner .... genny driver
 
Other crew
Rashad Clinton .... production assistant
James Cooper .... runner
Christel Franken .... assistant to producer
Alexander Hodgson .... runner
Scott Jacobson .... floor runner
Miranda Marks .... assistant production coordinator
Jake Myers .... production executive
Rosie Newall .... runner
Hermione Ninnim .... production coordinator
Louise O'Malley .... production accountant
Eve Petcher .... production runner
Roger Phillips .... end titles
Sue Quinn .... location manager
Asha Radwan .... producer's assistant: post-production
Nick Savva .... production finance coordinator
Ussal Smithers .... advisor: Turkish
Diane Staniforth .... art finisher
Aurelia Thomas .... location assistant
Mimi Turner .... location manager
Alex Warder .... assistant production coordinator
Dan Huber .... assistant: Julie Goldstein (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Luke Morris .... thanks
Margo Myers .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Loin de chez eux (Canada: French title) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
Negocios entrañables (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Грязные прелести (Russia) [ru]
Coisas Belas E Sujas (Brazil) [pt]
Dirty Pretty Things (Finland) [fi]
Estranhos de Passagem (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
Kirli tatli seyler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kleine schmutzige Geschäfte (Switzerland: German title) [de]
Kleine schmutzige Tricks (Germany) [de]
Negocios ocultos (Spain) [es]
Niewidoczni (Poland) [pl]
Piccoli affari sporchi (Italy) [it]
Viata la Londra (Romania) [ro]
Vromika omorfa pragmata (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, disturbing images and language.
Runtime:
97 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Damien O'Donnell was originally attached to direct, but he decided to pass after problems with Harvey Weinstein. He directed Heartlands (2002) instead. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: 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. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Okwe: Do you want a car? Ten pounds, Theatreland. Car? London? You want a taxi? Buckingham Palace.
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Movie Connections:
References The Conversation (1974) more
Soundtrack:
Valerie more

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54 out of 79 people found the following comment useful.
Dirty Pretty Things - A poetic film !, 16 September 2004
10/10
Author: MissElmaz from Stockholm, Sweden

First off I want to say that I'm not going to write about neither the plot nor the contents of this film, while it's rather unnecessary.

The best way to describe "Dirty pretty things", is in my opinion, that it is like a beautiful poem. It flows easily and because of the fact that the cast are such good actors/actresses, almost every scene in the film affects you in some way.

This is certainly not another Hollywood flick, because of the fact that it is so realistic. At times you actually forget that you are watching a film.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi López and the rest of the brilliant cast were new to me but I am going to keep following their careers, as I am hopeful that they will rise and get recognized for the great actors that they are.

I strongly recommend this film, for it is most certainly like a breath of fresh air in the otherwise monotonous movie jungle...

I easily give this film a 9 out of 10.

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