Country: UK
Year: 2002
Duration: 97'
In London, Okwe, an illegal Nigerian immigrant, works as a taxi driver and night porter at a hotel, where Senay, a Turkish maid, also lives. When he finds a human heart in a guest room bathroom, he uncovers an underground organ trafficking ring: a healthy kidney can be worth 10,000 pounds and a British passport. The hotel manager discovers that Okwe is a doctor wanted in Nigeria, accused of killing his wife, while he and Senay dream of leaving England. In order to leave for New York, Senay agrees to sell a kidney to the criminal Juan. Okwe, however, devises a plan to spare her from this sacrifice, with the help of the prostitute Juliette, the Russian doorman Ivan, and the morgue attendant Guo Yi.
Biography
film director
Stephen Frears
(Leicester, Uk 1941), one of Britain's leading contemporary directors, Stephen Frears is known for his versatility across styles, themes and genres. After an extensive career in television, he established himself in cinema with My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), followed by Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The Grifters (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His best-known films include The Queen (2006), which won a BAFTA and received six Oscar nominations, Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has also directed acclaimed television productions, including A Very English Scandal (2018), for which he won a BAFTA.
FILMOGRAFIA
The Burning (cm, 1968), A Day Out (tv, 1972), The Cricket Match (tv, 1973), Daft as a Brush (tv, 1975), Three Men in a Boat (tv, 1975), Black Christmas (tv, 1977), Bloody Kids (tv, 1979), Gumshoe (Sequestro pericoloso, 1971), Walter (tv, 1982), Walter and June (tv, 1983), Saigon: Year of the Cat (tv, 1983), The Last Company Car (tv, 1983), The Hit (Vendetta, 1984), December Flower (tv, 1984), My Beautiful Laundrette (Lavanderia a gettone, 1985), Prick Up Your Ears (Prick Up - L’importanza di essere Joe, 1987), Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (Sammy e Rosie vanno a letto, 1987), Dangerous Liaisons (Le relazioni pericolose, 1988), The Grifters (Rischiose abitudini, 1990), Hero (Eroe per caso, 1992), The Snapper (id., 1993), Mary Reilly (id., 1996), The Van (Due sulla strada, 1996), The Hi-Lo Country (id., 1998), High Fidelity (Alta fedeltà, 2000), Liam (id., 2000), Fail Safe (tv, 2000), Dirty Pretty Things (Piccoli affari sporchi, 2002), The Deal (tv, 2003), Mrs Henderson Presents (Lady Henderson presenta, 2005), The Queen (The Queen - La regina, 2006), Chéri (id., 2009), Tamara Drewe (Tamara Drewe - Tradimenti all’inglese, 2010), Lay the Favorite (Una ragazza a Las Vegas, 2012), Philomena (id., 2013), Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight (tv, 2013), The Program (2015), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), Victoria & Abdul (2017), A Very English Scandal (tv, 2018), State of the Union (tv, 2019), The Loudest Voice (tv, 2019), Quiz (tv, 2020), The Lost King (2022), The Regime (tv, 2024), Brian and Maggie (tv, 2025).
Cast
& Credits
DIRECTOR: Stephen Frears. STORY, SCREENPLAY: Steven Knight. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Chris Menges. EDITING: Mick Audsley. PRODUCTION DESIGN: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski, Rebecca Holmes, Linda Wilson. MUSIC: Nathan Larson. CAST: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi López, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong, Zlatko Burić, Damon Younger, Paul Bhattacharjee, Darrell D’Silva, Sotigui Kouyaté, Abi Gouhad. PRODUCTION: BBC Films, Celador Films. CONTACT: Park Circus - https://parkcircus.com.
