Dirty Pretty Things

Name: Dirty Pretty Things
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2003-09-05
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kriss Dosanjh, Israel Oyelumade, Yemi Goodman Ajibade, Nizwar Karanj

IMDb ID: tt0301199 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.2 (44,794 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Thriller

Irregular migrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation. One night Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder, setting off a series of events that could lead to disaster or fre...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Dirty Pretty Things
Canada: Dirty Pretty Things (English)
Finland: Dirty Pretty Things
United Kingdom: Dirty Pretty Things
Ireland: Dirty Pretty Things (English)
India: Dirty Pretty Things (English)
Netherlands: Dirty Pretty Things (DVD Title)
New Zealand: Dirty Pretty Things (English)
United States: Dirty Pretty Things
South Africa: Dirty Pretty Things (English)
Argentina: Negocios entrañables
Mexico: Negocios entrañables
United States: Negocios entrañables (Spanish)
Uruguay: Negocios entrañables (original subtitled version)
Canada: Loin de chez eux (French)
Switzerland: Loin de chez eux (French)
Iran: Chizhaye Ghashange Kasif (Persian)
Brazil: Coisas Belas e Sujas
France: Dirty Pretty Things : Loin de chez eux
Portugal: Estranhos de Passagem
Hungary: Gyönyörű mocsokságok
Turkey: Kirli Tatlı Şeyler (Turkish)
Switzerland: Kleine schmutzige Geschäfte (German)
Germany: Kleine schmutzige Tricks
Spain: Negocios ocultos
Vietnam: Những Kẻ Tha Hương
Poland: Niewidoczni
Italy: Piccoli affari sporchi
Lithuania: Purvini gražūs dalykai
Serbia: Slatke pokvarene stvari
Croatia: Slatke, prljave stvari
Slovenia: Umazane lepe stvari
Romania: Viata la Londra
Greece: Vromika omorfa pragmata (transliterated title)
Greece: Βρώμικα όμορφα πράγματα
Ukraine: Брудні принади
Russia: Грязные прелести
Bulgaria: Мръсни хубави неща (Bulgarian)
South Korea: 더티 프리티 씽
Japan: 堕天使のパスポート (Japanese)
China: 美丽坏东西 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 美麗壞東西
Negocios entrañablesContent RatingRRelease Date2003-09-05Runtime97 minutesMetascore78IMDb Popularity0User Reviews234Critic Reviews142Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
United StatesLanguagesEnglish
Somali
Spanish
FrenchKeywordsrape
african man
video arcade
asian man
immigrant as protagonistFilming Locations28 Southwark Street, London, England, UKProduction CompaniesBBC Film
Celador Films
Jonescompany ProductionsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.miramax.com/movie/dirty-pretty-thingsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0301199.jpgUpdated At2025-04-23T00:14:33

Directors

Stephen Frears

Writers

Steven Knight

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor | Character: Okwe
Actor: Kriss Dosanjh | Character: Asian Businessman
Actor: Israel Oyelumade | Character: Mini Cab Driver
Actor: Yemi Goodman Ajibade | Character: Mini Cab Driver
Actor: Nizwar Karanj | Character: Mini Cab Driver
Actor: Deobia Oparei | Character: Mini Cab Driver
Actor: Jeffery Kissoon | Character: Cab Controller
Actor: Zlatko Buric | Character: Ivan
Actor: Audrey Tautou | Character: Senay
Actor: Sophie Okonedo | Character: Juliette
Actor: Sergi López | Character: Sneaky
Actor: Benedict Wong | Character: Guo Yi
Actor: Kenan Hudaverdi | Character: Cafe Owner
Actor: Damon Younger | Character: Punter
Actor: Paul Bhattacharjee | Character: Mohammed
Actor: Darrell D'Silva | Character: Immigration Officer
Actor: Sotigui Kouyaté | Character: Shinti
Actor: Abi Gouhad | Character: Shinti's Son
Actor: Jeillo Edwards | Character: Hospital Cleaning Lady
Actor: Rita Hamill | Character: Pharmacy Nurse
Actor: Ron Stenner | Character: Pharmacist
Actor: Jemanesh Solomon | Character: Shinti's Daughter-In-Law
Actor: Naomi Simpson | Character: Shinti's Grandaughter
Actor: Barber Ali | Character: Sweatshop Foreman
Actor: Jean-Philippe Écoffey | Character: Jean-Luc
Actor: Josef Altin | Character: Sweatshop Boy
Actor: Fisun Burgess | Character: Factory Worker
Actor: Sabina Michael | Character: German Woman
Actor: Michael Mellinger | Character: German Man
Actor: Noma Dumezweni | Character: Celia
Actor: Adrian Scarborough | Character: The Doctor
Actor: Tamsier Joof Aviance | Character: Smart Man (Bus), Airport Passenger
Actor: Ray Donn | Character: Factory Worker
Actor: Simon Faulkner | Character: Driver
Actor: Tony Tang | Character: Chef in Queue

[Directors Group]
Name: Stephen Frears | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Steven Knight | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Mark Cartier | Role: Producer
Name: Julie Goldstein | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Jones | Role: Producer
Name: Teresa Moneo | Role: Producer
Name: Margo Myers | Role: Producer
Name: Allon Reich | Role: Producer
Name: Tracey Scoffield | Role: Producer
Name: Tracey Seaward | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Smith | Role: Producer
Name: David M. Thompson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nathan Larson | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Chris Menges | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mick Audsley | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Leo Davis | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Rebecca Holmes | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Linda Wilson | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Odile Dicks-Mireaux | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Annabel Hill | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Natasha Nischol | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jenny Shircore | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Matthew Smith | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Brian Donovan | Role: Production Manager
Name: Linda Gregory | Role: Production Manager
Name: Michael Harm | Role: Production Manager
Name: Joseph Jayawardena | Role: Production Manager
Name: Margo Myers | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mick Audsley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: William Booker | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ben Dixon | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Simon Downes | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark Layton | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sasha Mann | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Finn McGrath | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Martin O'Malley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jez Oakley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Stuart Renfrew | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alex Streeter | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Richard Styles | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Becky Symons | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Holly Watson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Larry Zience | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jane Clark | Role: Art Department
Name: Emma Davis | Role: Art Department
Name: Martin Duffy | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Gunner | Role: Art Department
Name: David Ned Kelly | Role: Art Department
Name: Verena Khan | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel Rogers | Role: Art Department
Name: Gareth Thomas | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mark Auguste | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sam Auguste | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jan Cholawo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Cooper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colette D. Dahanne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nathan Duncan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Finn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Gleaves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew Gough | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Hudd | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Joly | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christian Joyce | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Lindsay | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Prestwood Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adrian Rhodes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Rose | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sven Taits | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Albert Vivet | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ian Wilson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Dan Frye | Role: Special Effects
Name: Christopher Longhurst | Role: Special Effects
Name: Graham Longhurst | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ian Fellows | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Drew Jones | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tracey Leadbetter | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Luke Letkey | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alasdair MacCuish | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Nelmes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Partridge | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Maria Stroka | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Steve Tizzard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Victor Wade | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Neil Weatherley | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Nick Gillard | Role: Stunts
Name: Julian Spencer | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ian Clark | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlie England | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dai Evans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Conor Finlay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eugene Grobler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Saiyiu. Li | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adrian McCarthy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Menges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oona Menges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pat Miller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Parnham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christopher Porter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alastair Rae | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laurie Sparham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivan Strasburg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alf Tramontin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Wall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Ellis Evans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ula Pontikos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Philip Goldsworthy | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kay Manasseh | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lucilla Simbari | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Tania Blunden | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Emanuele Giraldo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Celia Haining | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dan Roberts | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Sue Quinn | Role: Location Management
Name: Aurelia Thomas | Role: Location Management
Name: Mimi Turner | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Richard Cookson | Role: Music Department
Name: Karen Elliott | Role: Music Department
Name: Charlie Gillett | Role: Music Department
Name: Christian Henson | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Higham | Role: Music Department
Name: Nora Mullally | Role: Music Department
Name: Everton Nelson | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Richards | Role: Music Department
Name: Bruce White | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Jana Camacho | Role: Production Department
Name: Rashad Clinton | Role: Production Department
Name: Miranda Marks | Role: Production Department
Name: Hermione Ninnim | Role: Production Department
Name: Eve Petcher | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Warder | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Penny Eyles | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Simon Hudnott | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gerry Turner | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Julie Brinkman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Cooper | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jan Fleischer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christel Franken | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stuart Headley-Read | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexander Hodgson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Jacobson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Josh Mandel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Campbell Mitchell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jake Myers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosie Newall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louise O'Malley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Phillips | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Pleydell-Pearce | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Robertson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nick Savva | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Stanborough | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diane Staniforth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Huber | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Asha Radwan | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Will Frears | Role: Thanks
Name: Pippa Markham | Role: Thanks
Name: Luke Morris | Role: Thanks
Name: Margo Myers | Role: Thanks
Name: Paweł Pawlikowski | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Dirty Pretty Things | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4209942041/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4209942041/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564489330327.mp4?Expires=1788281713&Signature=EkT09yX0FzAT9xZtmrN2U7MG0Bl48i2E1aSgotlpnuUaveGCg6rKD~-HLBXnE1aeOpzZPIg5MZ4VJ9XFhPHjgfcP5SrP~O5BBJySB5lFW0Y6sSIobz5migQdk6lTKep3XgemoExwEtD9WPjJTpjcZhyN4Fw4Sg2zZKlD8Nu3bKPuRhivBxxHuwrERf8S9OJu-A0Z7Y7GQUQcZi93UpKTCaEWmFfkE2HqF-5qbtUXxkBi8Zd6xF96InYMRUohE36HuF~1JmekKuPPWJAGWZ1LYQp5nChJwiYSzG5MjzlwlP2NHKz0I3Gq38mMdz~ZgBR6uQ~kgrMI-euH8-TqfiR~pQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Dirty Pretty Things | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2594308377/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2594308377/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563686487628.mp4?Expires=1788281713&Signature=inSORDEQFzxkaDowXqDTlGagJyuEMWpzLKpD8rywZfxsXFn9IWU~-vP3qJRa5kyhZYGZwcaHj6hB-9GR6UOOPfGWMjZnoUtsTAPwXwu9Lr6GiT0trmjpsZojMvkvRCRLnYPKbOIqJHcO1kvrhYxxIUV7s1iV7ueksB3-JzxKj8iKr3OL~6AcwSCxWmlSsM05DSgrjqKGOjVdFk9OsYFbQ2ONGbyi8q67C2UP0S3SUtjPvKBe2PHJfGknijrQ2WuhldMnQPpQJNgHI-qpvrpnQXLAN7HCzhIL6BcL41G5lntO-avhhUzZms3piRsOl0rZiPGE~EO6fYXyr4cXhlB0Fg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Italy: September 5, 2002 (Venice Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival, premiere)
Spain: September 23, 2002 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 6, 2002 (BFI London Film Festival)
United Kingdom: December 13, 2002
Ireland: December 13, 2002
United States: January 17, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 25, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Argentina: March 11, 2003 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 20, 2003 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Germany: July 2, 2003 (Munich International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 4, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
United States: July 18, 2003 (limited)
Kazakhstan: July 29, 2003
Denmark: August 15, 2003 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Argentina: August 21, 2003
Belgium: September 3, 2003 (French speaking region)
Switzerland: September 3, 2003 (French speaking region)
France: September 3, 2003
Switzerland: September 4, 2003 (German speaking region)
Finland: September 5, 2003
Greece: September 5, 2003
Taiwan: September 5, 2003
United States: September 5, 2003
Netherlands: September 6, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Denmark: September 12, 2003
Italy: September 12, 2003
Israel: September 18, 2003
Norway: September 19, 2003
Turkey: September 19, 2003
Sweden: September 26, 2003
Iceland: October 4, 2003 (Edda Film Festival)
Netherlands: October 9, 2003
Portugal: October 17, 2003
Belgium: October 22, 2003 (Flemish speaking region)
Uruguay: November 7, 2003
Lithuania: November 14, 2003
Czech Republic: November 20, 2003
Hungary: November 20, 2003
Poland: November 28, 2003
New Zealand: November 30, 2003
United States: February 8, 2004 (Pan African Film Festival)
Mexico: February 27, 2004 (Mexico City)
Slovakia: April 1, 2004
Chile: April 2, 2004
Bahrain: April 14, 2004
Australia: June 10, 2004
Japan: August 7, 2004 (Tokyo)
Spain: September 3, 2004
Indonesia: December 6, 2004 (Jakarta International Film Festival)
Germany: February 17, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Serbia: March 9, 2014 (Belgrade Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office