... important reasons as to why Dirty Pretty Things is such a successful film. The background of black British cinema is important in explaining how the film got made and why Dirty Pretty Things is such a break through for black cinema. In the 1980s after the uprisings in Britain especially at Brixton, "black film-makers began to talk about working collectively and set up workshops- this shows ... to do this in an entertaining way. Themes that occur throughout the film are that of exploitation and immigration. The idea of exploitation is shown especially with the idea of rape, as in imposin...

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