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2002 | Color | 97 min

Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel. The hotel is run by Senor Sneaky and is the sort of place where dirty business like drug dealing and prostitution takes place. However, when Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime


Country: Reino Unido
Direction: Frears; Stephen
Script: Knigh; Stephen
Production: Jones; Robert, Seawar; Tracey
Photography: Menge; Chris
Sound: Auguste; Mark
Music: Larson; Nathan
Cast:Ejiofor; Chjwetel, Tautou; Audrey, Okonedo; Sophie, Wong; Benedict, López; Sergi, Buric; Zlatko
Participation year at FICM: 2007

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