Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Steven KnightCinematography:
Chris MengesComposer:
Nathan LarsonCast:
Audrey Tautou, Sergi López, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo, Zlatko Burić, Benedict Wong, Sotigui Kouyaté, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Damon Younger, Josef Altin (more)VOD (3)
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After a stint in Hollywood, Stephen Frear returns to his trademark genre in this gritty thriller about the lives of immigrant workers in London. Highly educated Nigerian, Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) can only find work in London as a taxi driver or a hotel concierge and shares a room with another illegal immigrant Senay (Audrey Tautou), who works as a maid in the hotel. They both live in fear of being caught and deported and when one night, whilst working on the front desk, Okay is asked to check on a broken lavatory, he discovers a grisly secret. But when he tells his boss about what he saw, Okay is blackmailed to keep quiet and finds himself and Senay being lured into the shady underworld of illegal immigration. (Optimum Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2004 - Steven Knight (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2003 - Steven Knight (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2003 - Outstanding British Film
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2003 - Best British Independent Film
- 2003 - Stephen Frears (Best Director)
- 2003 - Chiwetel Ejiofor (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Steven Knight (Best Screenplay)
- 2003 - Benedict Wong (Best Supporting Actor / Actress)
- 2003 - Sophie Okonedo (Best Supporting Actor / Actress)
- 2003 - Chiwetel Ejiofor (Most Promising Newcomer)
European Film Awards
- 2003 - Stephen Frears (Best Film)
- 2003 - Chiwetel Ejiofor (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Steven Knight (Best Screenwriter)
- 2003 - Chris Menges (Best Cinematographer)
- 2003 - Sergi López (People's Choice Award Best Actor)
- 2003 - Audrey Tautou (People's Choice Award Best Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2003 - Steven Knight (Best Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Steven Knight (Best Screenplay)
Venice Film Festival
- 2002 - Stephen Frears (Golden Lion for Best Film)