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Beautiful People
Beautiful People

Beautiful People

A comic collision of chaos and coincidence

Genres

WarComedyDrama

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In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from the ex-Yugoslavia are arriving. Football rivals, and political adversaries from the Balkans all precipitate conflict and amusing situations. Meanwhile, the lives of four English families are affected in different ways by encounter with the refugees.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

16 September 1999

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Charlotte Coleman

Charlotte Coleman

Portia Thornton

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

George Thornton

Rosalind Ayres

Rosalind Ayres

Nora Thornton

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

Edward Thornton

Edward Jewesbury

Edward Jewesbury

Joseph Thornton

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Dr Mouldy

Danny Nussbaum

Danny Nussbaum

Griffin Midge

Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman

Roger Midge

Heather Tobias

Heather Tobias

Felicity Midge

Kenan Hudaverdi

Kenan Hudaverdi

Railway Worker

Faruk Pruti

Faruk Pruti

Croat

Dado Jehan

Dado Jehan

Serb

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Sister

Bobby Williams

Bobby Williams

Tom Mouldy

Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams

Tim Mouldy

Sharon D. Clarke

Sharon D. Clarke

Nurse Tina

Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond

Kate Higgins

Gilbert Martin

Gilbert Martin

Jerry Higgins

Jessica Brandon

Jessica Brandon

Chloe Higgins

Melee Hutton

Melee Hutton

Mrs Mouldy

Jonny Phillips

Jonny Phillips

Brian North

Dev Sagoo

Dev Sagoo

DHSS Clerk

Steve Sweeney

Steve Sweeney

Jim

Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Bigsy

Edin Džandžanović

Edin Džandžanović

Pero Guzina

Elizabeth Isiorho

Elizabeth Isiorho

African Woman

Vera Jakob

Vera Jakob

Waitress

Louise Breckon-Richards

Louise Breckon-Richards

Policewoman

Martin Alderdice

Martin Alderdice

BBC Cameraman

Nicholas McGaughey

Nicholas McGaughey

Welshman

Walentine Giorgiewa

Walentine Giorgiewa

Dzemila

Radoslav Youroukov

Radoslav Youroukov

Ismet

Niall Ivers

Niall Ivers

Hashim

Raules Davies

Raules Davies

UN Soldier

Alan Cowan

Alan Cowan

Immigration Official

Craig Stokes

Craig Stokes

Hospital Security Guard

Annette Badland

Annette Badland

Psychologist

Peter Harding

Peter Harding

Detective

Andrew Logan

Andrew Logan

Hypnotherapist

Antony Carrick

Antony Carrick

Retired Tory MP

Tony Peters

Tony Peters

Bus Driver

Thomas Goodridge

Thomas Goodridge

Youth with Mobile Phone

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