Beautiful People
Beautiful People

Beautiful People

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1999
1h 47m
6.0(21 votes)
War
Comedy
Drama

Overview

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.

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Arts Council of England
BFI

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Charlotte Coleman

Portia Thornton

Charlotte Coleman
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Charles Kay

George Thornton

Charles Kay
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Rosalind Ayres

Nora Thornton

Rosalind Ayres
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Julian Firth

Edward Thornton

Julian Firth
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Edward Jewesbury

Joseph Thornton

Edward Jewesbury
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Nicholas Farrell

Dr Mouldy

Nicholas Farrell
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Danny Nussbaum

Griffin Midge

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Roger Sloman

Roger Midge

Roger Sloman
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Heather Tobias

Felicity Midge

Heather Tobias
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Kenan Hudaverdi

Railway Worker

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Faruk Pruti

Croat

Faruk Pruti
Sound

Dado Jehan

Serb

Dado Jehan
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Linda Bassett

Sister

Linda Bassett
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Bobby Williams

Tom Mouldy

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Joseph Williams

Tim Mouldy

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Sharon D. Clarke

Nurse Tina

Sharon D. Clarke
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Siobhan Redmond

Kate Higgins

Siobhan Redmond
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Gilbert Martin

Jerry Higgins

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Jessica Brandon

Chloe Higgins

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Melee Hutton

Mrs Mouldy

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Jonny Phillips

Brian North

Jonny Phillips
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Dev Sagoo

DHSS Clerk

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Steve Sweeney

Jim

Steve Sweeney
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Jay Simpson

Bigsy

Jay Simpson
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Edin Džandžanović

Pero Guzina

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Elizabeth Isiorho

African Woman

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Vera Jakob

Waitress

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Louise Breckon-Richards

Policewoman

Louise Breckon-Richards
Crew

Martin Alderdice

BBC Cameraman

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Nicholas McGaughey

Welshman

Nicholas McGaughey
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Walentine Giorgiewa

Dzemila

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Radoslav Youroukov

Ismet

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Niall Ivers

Hashim

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Raules Davies

UN Soldier

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Alan Cowan

Immigration Official

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Craig Stokes

Hospital Security Guard

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Annette Badland

Psychologist

Annette Badland
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Peter Harding

Detective

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Andrew Logan

Hypnotherapist

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Antony Carrick

Retired Tory MP

Antony Carrick
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Tony Peters

Bus Driver

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Thomas Goodridge

Youth with Mobile Phone

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