Beautiful People

Beautiful People

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Sept. 16, 1999

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.

Beautiful People

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Sept. 16, 1999

Beautiful People
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Arts Council of England, British Film Institute, British Screen Productions
Original title Beautiful People
Directors Jasmin Dizdar
Writers Jasmin Dizdar

Cast

Charlotte Coleman

as Portia Thornton

Charles Kay

as George Thornton

Rosalind Ayres

as Nora Thornton

Julian Firth

as Edward Thornton

Edward Jewesbury

as Joseph Thornton

Nicholas Farrell

as Dr Mouldy

Danny Nussbaum

as Griffin Midge

Roger Sloman

as Roger Midge

Heather Tobias

as Felicity Midge

Kenan Hudaverdi

as Railway Worker

Faruk Pruti

as Croat

Dado Jehan

as Serb

Linda Bassett

as Sister

Bobby Williams

as Tom Mouldy

Joseph Williams

as Tim Mouldy

Sharon D. Clarke

as Nurse Tina

Siobhan Redmond

as Kate Higgins

Gilbert Martin

as Jerry Higgins

Jessica Brandon

as Chloe Higgins

Melee Hutton

as Mrs Mouldy

Jonny Phillips

as Brian North

Dev Sagoo

as DHSS Clerk

Steve Sweeney

as Jim

Jay Simpson

as Bigsy

Edin Džandžanović

as Pero Guzina

Elizabeth Isiorho

as African Woman

Vera Jakob

as Waitress

Louise Breckon-Richards

as Policewoman

Martin Alderdice

as BBC Cameraman

Nicholas McGaughey

as Welshman

Walentine Giorgiewa

as Dzemila

Niall Ivers

as Hashim

Raules Davies

as UN Soldier

Alan Cowan

as Immigration Official

Craig Stokes

as Hospital Security Guard

Annette Badland

as Psychologist

Peter Harding

as Detective

Andrew Logan

as Hypnotherapist

Antony Carrick

as Retired Tory MP

Tony Peters

as Bus Driver

Thomas Goodridge

as Youth with Mobile Phone