Beautiful People (1999) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Beautiful People
Year
1999
Running time
107 min.
Country
United Kingdom
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Synopsis
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; one of the families improbably becomes involved with a Balkan refugee through the England vs. Holland match.
Awards
1999: Cannes: Best Film (Un Certain Regard)
1999: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nom. Best Screenplay and New Dir.
Critics' reviews
- "Inventively examines bigotry, combining daring humor and hyperbole, dark realism and shining idealism."
- "There's a bravura recklessness to Beautiful People that perfectly fits its subject."
- "Is, in the end, a boisterous love song -- a funny valentine to London, to chaos and to human decency."
- "Lives up to its ambitiousness in all its aspects."
- "It seems like a more witty, wise, and succinct 'Magnolia.'"
- "Fierce, funny and vividly moving."
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