[antiwar-van] Tues Feb 21: "Dirty Pretty Things" Film Screening

[harsha at resist.ca]

Fwd: No One is Illegal Vancouver

yes we are screening a blockbuster drama!

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“Dirty Pretty Things”
Tuesday February 21 @ 7 pm
SFU Harbour Center Room 2270
Free admission / by donation
Info: http://noii-van.resist.ca/ 778-552-2099/ Email: noii-van at resist.ca
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“Dirty Pretty Things”
Written by Steven Knight and Directed by Stephen Frears 2002, 97 minutes

The startling reality of the politics of immigration and the
precariousness of employment for undocumented workers, particularly for
young women, reaches high drama in this “political thriller” blockbuster.
With its look at the undocumented working community, Dirty Pretty Things
focuses fairly well on the topic. The movie occasionally goes into
sensationalistic territory, but does so in a low-key, non-exploitative
manner.

“This is a film that insinuates itself deeply into our awareness. It's
that rare pulp story with something on its mind, an unnerving, socially
conscious thriller with a killer sense of narrative drive.”
- Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

“The thriller aspect of this work, happily, doesn't overshadow its real
beauty -- its stark portrayal of the nightmare despair of the
undocumented, hunted, on edge, prepared to risk all for a new start”
- Collin Levey

“A down and dirty, honest look at the lives of two illegal immigrants on
London's streets. The story takes place exclusively among normally
"invisible" migrant workers: taxi drivers, maids, porters"