*ing: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou
Genre: Drama, Romance
Impressed!! WOW!! What a movie!! What a climax!! That's what I told to myself after I had sat out this film. Love between two illegal immigrants working in West London, the compromises they make, the scarifies they make, the fear they live in, the way they get exploited due to their illegal immigrant status and their escape from the hell hole to freedom. Well, that pretty much sums up what the movie is all about. Chiwetel Ejiofor (Okwe) plays the role of a Nigerian immigrant working for a West London hotel and Audrey Toutou (Senay) plays the role of a Turkish immigrant working in the same West London hotel. Both have their reasons for fleeing their motherland and both unexpectedly fall in love with each other. Anyway ... this movie is not about their love story ... that's just a part of the script that runs parallel to the main story and that is of illegal organ trade. Illegal immigrants being exploited for their body parts, treated as if they were cattle and how those helpless victims are trapped in a vicious circle for the gains and greeds of a handful people. Disturbing it is. But at the same time, isn't trust always a bit disturbing and discomforting least when you expect it.
Watch this movie for it's brilliant screenplay, excellent performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor (shows real talent as a promising actor) and Audrey Tautou (personally, I have seen Audrey in better roles ... but this one is not so bad after all), not so great but still noteworthy Cinematography and a fantastic exposé.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/
Rottentomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dirty_pretty_things/
Genre: Drama, Romance
Impressed!! WOW!! What a movie!! What a climax!! That's what I told to myself after I had sat out this film. Love between two illegal immigrants working in West London, the compromises they make, the scarifies they make, the fear they live in, the way they get exploited due to their illegal immigrant status and their escape from the hell hole to freedom. Well, that pretty much sums up what the movie is all about. Chiwetel Ejiofor (Okwe) plays the role of a Nigerian immigrant working for a West London hotel and Audrey Toutou (Senay) plays the role of a Turkish immigrant working in the same West London hotel. Both have their reasons for fleeing their motherland and both unexpectedly fall in love with each other. Anyway ... this movie is not about their love story ... that's just a part of the script that runs parallel to the main story and that is of illegal organ trade. Illegal immigrants being exploited for their body parts, treated as if they were cattle and how those helpless victims are trapped in a vicious circle for the gains and greeds of a handful people. Disturbing it is. But at the same time, isn't trust always a bit disturbing and discomforting least when you expect it. Watch this movie for it's brilliant screenplay, excellent performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor (shows real talent as a promising actor) and Audrey Tautou (personally, I have seen Audrey in better roles ... but this one is not so bad after all), not so great but still noteworthy Cinematography and a fantastic exposé.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/
Rottentomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dirty_pretty_things/
B'ful, magnificent, a master piece in itself......am at loss of adjectives Shashi!! We don't get to see such splendid work in cinema these days. This one is a keepsake. Loved every bit of it. Thank You for such an awesome recommendation. Love you for that.... :))
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