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Synopsis: Okwe is an illegal Nigerian immigrant leading a hard life and struggling to survive in London's underground. He works as a hotel receptionist in the night time and as he has a doctor degree he practices some medicine, during the day, in a very odd way. Besides that he must constantly escape from Immigration officers. One day Okwe discovers by chance an illegal scheme of surgeries is being lead by Juan, his boss in the hotel. Juan quickly comes up with a tempting proposal: if Okwe accepts to perform the illegal surgeries he makes a lot of money and gets legalized situation in the U.K. Can Okwe keep his moral values intact?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Stephen Frears
Production: Miramax Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
78
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
R
Year:
2002
97 min
$7,953,388
Website
690 Views


What the hell are you|talking about the hotel for?

Water, water, water!

I was wondering if there was|a problem in 510 yesterday.

You can fix these things?

Okwe,

you can fix...?

They were not clean.

- Glasses need very hot water.|- So do women.

Everything here is connected|to everything else.

Okwe, in Africa it is the men|who cook and clean?

This came for you.

- Why did you not tell me?|- I just told you.

You have friends in New York?

Your postcard.

I have a cousin.

Ever since I was small,|she has written to me.

I sometimes wish London|was more like New York.

It would be easy|to drive a cab there.

You have been to New York?

- And you came back?|- I lived there for a time.

In the winter,|they put lights in the trees.

Is that true?

And you can skate in the parks.

And some of the policemen|ride white horses.

Not all of them, but some.

- What did you do there?|- I worked in a hospital.

- You were a cleaner?|- I was there to study.

So, why are you working|in a hotel?

It is an African story.

I've noticed you never answer|yes or no.

You are very strange.

You drink wine, Senay?

Do you want to know|why I left Turkey?

Because you wanted to live|like your cousin?

No, because I do not want|to live like my mother.

- Yes.|- Yes, what?

I do drink wine.

This is a recipe from Nigeria.

In Nigeria they do many|interesting things with pork.

But of course, I used lamb.

Take one three times a day.

Avoid alcohol.

In here. Come.

It's all right.

So she's a popular lady.

My warriors cannot work|with rotten balls.

My friend is just a porter|in the hospital crematorium.

Hello. Front Desk.

No, I'm afraid the kitchen|is closed from midnight.

Tssk!

Hello?

Yeah, Room Service.

Sneaky doesn't know about this?

Sneaky knows about everything.

And you? You know everything|that goes on in the hotel?

No, no,|not so much butter, hey.

You guard the door, lvan.|You see who comes and goes.

You would know if somebody|came into the hotel,

and did not leave again?

Why would someone not leave,|Okwe?

I don't know.

You should remove the crusts,|like in the Ritz.

Everyone leaves, Okwe.

Some leave quickly.

Some stay for a long time.

If you want to stay,

don't concern yourself with|who comes and who goes.

It's the little touches|that make the difference.

That's capitalism.

Now go. Don't forget,|you accept only cash.

Room Service.

Thanks.

OK, you just make yourself|comfortable, and er...

I'll go and freshen up.|All right?

F***ing arsehole!

Come on, babe. Hurry up.

OK, OK.

Calm yourself, sweetheart.

- What are you doing?|- Have a drink first.

You look fine.|Just get out here.

Stop!

Enough. No more.

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Steven Knight

Steven Knight was born in 1959 in Marlborough, England. He is a writer and producer, known for Eastern Promises (2007), Peaky Blinders (2013) and Locke (2013). more…

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