An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
Acting
Ejiofor's exhausted dignity will wreck you.
Direction
Frears finds horror in fluorescent-lit mundanity.
Writing
Steve Knight's script never lets you look away from complicity.
Director
Stephen Frears
Audrey Tautou
Senay
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Okwe
Sergi López
Sneaky / Juan
Benedict Wong
Guo Yi
Sophie Okonedo
Juliette
Zlatko Burić
Ivan
Damon Younger
Punter
Paul Bhattacharjee
Mohammed
Darrell D'Silva
Immigration Officer
Sotigui Kouyaté
Shinti
Adrian Scarborough
The Doctor
Israel Aduramo
Mini Cab Driver
Deobia Oparei
Mini Cab Driver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in real London locations, the film employed actual undocumented immigrants as extras—some were later deported.
Ejiofor based Okwe's insomnia on research showing undocumented workers average 4 hours sleep due to multiple jobs.
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