Review by unofficial reviewer
French film with subtitles about the poor treatment of immigrants to France who are used for body parts in a trafficking ring.
Dark film on a dark subject but very compelling overall.
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| Title Statement | Dirty pretty things: Loin de chez eux / [DVD] = Miramax Films and BBC Films present a Celador Films production ; written by Steven Knight ; director, Stephen Frears ; producer, Robert Jones, Tracey Seaward. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Loin de chez eux |
| Additional Contributors | Frears, Stephen |
| Ejiofor, Chiwetel | |
| Tautou, Audrey,1978- | |
| Publication | Montreal: Alliance Atlantis, c2004. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 065935202509 |
| Other Number | 1390665 |
| General Notes | Disc label title. DVD. Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Widescreen version. Features: audio commentary, behind-the-scenes. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Audrey Tautou, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sergi Lopez, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: 14A. MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby digital. |
| Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
| Summary | A Turkish chambermaid working at a London hotel full of illegal activity discovers a human heart in a toilet. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Criminals--Fiction |
| Detective and mystery films | |
| Feature films | |
| Criminels--Romans, nouvelles, etc | |
| Films de détective | |
| Longs métrages | |
| Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs | |
