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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Dirty Pretty Things
2002
****
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong

A refreshing British drama about the immigrant experience. A nighttime receptionist (and illegal alien) from Nigeria and a Turkish chambermaid discover a sinister black market operation in the hotel they work in. A touching, thought-provoking, warm and entertaining human drama which manages to convey the struggle these people face in their day-to-day lives after escaping the opression in their home countries.