An urban hotel in London is a gathering and flash point for legal and illegal immigrants attempting to cobble together their lives in a new country. The immigrants include Senay (Audrey Tatou), a Turkish woman, and a Nigerian doctor named Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who is working as a night porter at the hotel. The pair discover the hotel is a front for all sorts of clandestine activities. Their only wish is to avoid possible deportation. Okwe becomes more entangled in the goings on when he is called to fix a toilet in one of the rooms. He discovers the plumbing has been clogged by a human heart.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor | Okwe |
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Audrey Tautou | Senay |
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Benedict Wong | Guo Yi |
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Sophie Okonedo | Juliette |
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Zlatko Buric | Ivan |
| Damon Younger | Punter | |
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Sergi López | Sneaky / Juan |
| Kenan Hudaverdi | Cafe Owner | |
| Paul Bhattacharjee | Mohammed | |
| Darrell D'Silva | Immigration Officer | |
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Sotigui Kouyaté | Shinti |
| Abi Gouhad | Shinti's Son |
Art |
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| Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski | Production Design |
| Rebecca Holmes | Art Direction |
Camera |
| Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up |
| Odile Dicks-Mireaux | Costume Design |
Directing |
| Stephen Frears | Director |
Editing |
| Mick Audsley | Editor |
Production |
| Robert Jones | Producer |
| Leo Davis | Casting |
| Tracey Seaward | Producer |
| Julie Goldstein | Executive Producer |
| Teresa Moneo | Executive Producer |
| Allon Reich | Executive Producer |
| Tracey Scoffield | Executive Producer |
| Paul Smith | Executive Producer |
| David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Margo Myers | Line Producer |
Sound |
| Nathan Larson | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Steven Knight | Screenplay |