The film tells about Okoy, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senai, a Turkish room maid. At the same hotel in West London, there appears to be cases of violence due to drug trafficking and prostitution. Now, Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, where something becomes clear that no one has ever imagined.
A sympathetic, engaging and politically astute slice of modern urban realism, set in the twilight world of London's community of recent immigrants and asylum seekers, and directed with Frears' habitual professionalism and sensitivity.
Offers a frills-free meditation on the many faces of oppression.
Suite101.com
September 25, 2010
Although Steve Knight's Oscar-nominated script gets a bit on the nose discussing those who pretty that which we dirty, it tells a compelling tale of perseverance, with a final sound effect like hope gaining altitude.
Here he strikes a perfect balance between social commentary and melodrama, while nudging his actors to turn potentially stereotypical figures (eg, a virginal waif, a golden-hearted whore, a philosophical Chinese) into three-dimensional people.
