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Where was Dirty Pretty Things filmed?

2002 film, directed by Stephen Frears.

  • London

The story is set in London, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
London
Filmed in
London

About Dirty Pretty Things

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Released
2002
Director
Stephen Frears
Cast
Audrey TautouSophie OkonedoChiwetel EjioforSergi LópezBenedict WongZlatko BurićPaul BhattacharjeeDarrell D'SilvaSotigui KouyatéJean-Philippe Écoffey
Genre
ThrillerDramaCrime

The story

Okwe, a doctor in his home country (not initially named) who was forced to flee after being falsely accused of murdering his wife, lives in the United Kingdom as an undocumented immigrant.

Juliette, a sex worker who regularly conducts her business at the hotel, informs Okwe about a blocked toilet in one of the rooms, and he fishes out a human heart.

Senay is a Turkish Muslim seeking asylum who also works at the hotel as a cleaner.

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