1 post tagged “dirty pretty things”
"Desperate times calls for desperate measures."
The story revolves around illegal immigrants in the London area who constantly have to find ways to avoid immigration officers, or else they will be deported. The main characters are Okwe, a Nigerian doctor employed in a hotel in London, played by the oh-so gorgeous Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Senay, played by Audrey Tautou, a Turkish women who is also employed as a cleaning lady in the same hotel.
I find it sick that this type of activity is being practiced. People actually make money from desperate people by taking out their organs in exchange for passports and papers. One of the key questions asked for our paper is why did the filmmakers choose "Dirty Pretty Things" as the title. Juan or Sneaky, the bastard who is behind this operation, actually said it best. Spoilers ahead: After Okwe, a found the heart in the urinal and advised Juan to report it to the authorities or something, Juan decided against it. According to Juan, it is their job to clean up after the "dirty things" of their guests--To make them "pretty" again.
Organ trafficking operations is done in the hotel, of all places! Hotels aren't really the cleanest places in the world, but for surgery to take place in one of the suites is sooo.. ick.
Movie is slow at times, but it has an interesting story.
3.75 out of 5
