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Dirty Pretty Things
Description
Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel where drug dealing and prostitution takes place. However, when Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime.
Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel where drug dealing and prostitution takes place. However, when Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime.
Actors:
Darrell DSilva,
Jeillo Edwards,
Sotigui Kouyaté,
Naomi Simpson,
Paul Bhattacharjee,
Deobia Oparei,
Israel Oyelumade
Darrell DSilva
1963, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK
Jeillo Edwards
23 September 1942, Malta Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sotigui Kouyaté
19 July 1936, Bamako, Mali
Naomi Simpson
Paul Bhattacharjee
4 May 1960, Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
Deobia Oparei
1971, London, England, UK
Israel Oyelumade
Country:
United Kingdom
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