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Dirty Pretty Things’ – directed by Stephen Frears (2002)
A Film Review
Dirty Pretty Things mainly focuses on immigrants, both legal and illegal, who do the sort of everyday/every-hour jobs that make them invisible to everybody else. ...
The film follows the story of Okwe, an ex-government Nigerian doctor from Lagos who had to flee his country, leaving his daughter behind, after being wrongly accused of his wife’s murder. ... The film portrays Okwe as a man that is more concerned with keeping himself to himself, but is constantly doing good deeds for others, deeds that in turn are returned towards the end of the film as he and Senay seek refuge away from England.
The film without a shadow of doubt portrays the Brits in the film as powerful figures and enforcers, whilst the immigrants are all seen as the under-class, working for such people. ... Dirty Pretty Things takes the idea of migration and allows the viewers to see it through the eyes of the immigrants, and how these people are vulnerable to exploitation, usually for the financial gain of others (as with Senor Juan).
Frears’ film works on many levels, showing us the struggles that are around us everyday, yet often a blind eye is turned on them, and how in the sinister underworld, everything is for sale and human rights are violated on a frequent basis.
Approximate Word count = 1052
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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