Dirty Pretty Things.* Dirty Pretty Things The Pretty Things were a 1960s and 1970s rock and roll band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British invasion, particularly The Rolling Stones. (Miramax, 2003). Stephen Frears' somber som·ber adj. 1. a. Dark; gloomy. b. Dull or dark in color. 2. a. Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood. b. Serious; grave. thriller tracks the mostly hidden lives of legal and illegal laborers trying to secure passage into the global economy by doing the First World's dirty work. London gypsy cab gypsy cab n. A taxicab that is licensed only to respond to calls but often cruises the streets for passengers. Noun 1. gypsy cab - a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls driver and night porter Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) has enough worries trying to stay awake and dodge immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. officers without having to figure out why a hotel room toilet he's been sent to fix is clogged with a human heart. But even as the Nigerian exile and physician uncovers an underground market where immigrants purchase freedom with a pound of flesh, certain forces are drawing him in and threatening to destroy him and his friend Senay (Audrey Tautou). **** |
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