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An illegal immigrant in urban London, Okwe, is working as a cab driver and doing the nightshift as a hotel receptionist (Chiwetel Ejiofor). He is sharing a flat with one of the hotel’s maids, Senay, (Audrey Tautou’s first English speaking role) who is also an illegal but dreams of escaping to live in America. Initially the film is more a character study of the pair always living in fear of deportation and struggling with poverty but soon develops into a thriller as one night, a gruesome discovery in room 510’s blocked toilet, leads to blackmail and involvement with London’s sordid underworld. Cast includes Sergi Lopez, Benedict Wong and Sophie Okonedo.
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ACMI Identifier
319022
Languages
English
English
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hotels
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Immigrants - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England) - Social life and customs
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Extortion
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alien labor
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Race relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Illegal aliens
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Great Britain
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immigrants - Medical care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical laws and legislation
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Sound
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Colour
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)