"Dirty Pretty Things"

The Stephen Frears's film, "Dirty Pretty Things", is a fictional tale that opens one's eyes to aspects of the real world that we never see. The artistic starting point of the film appears to be a genuine outrage over the conditions experienced by the most vulnerable and oppressed layers of society, the often faceless individuals who do the work we find ourselves 'above' doing for ourselves: cab drivers, prostitutes, hotel workers, illegal and 'undocumented' immigrants.
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