Beautiful People

1h 47min

War

Comedy

Drama

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.

Production Companies

British Screen Productions

Arts Council of England

BFI

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
Danny Nussbaum

Danny Nussbaum

Griffin Midge
Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman

Roger Midge
Heather Tobias

Heather Tobias

Felicity Midge
Kenan Hudaverdi

Kenan Hudaverdi

Railway Worker
Bobby Williams

Bobby Williams

Tom Mouldy
Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams

Tim Mouldy
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
Elizabeth Isiorho

Elizabeth Isiorho

African Woman
Vera Jakob

Vera Jakob

Waitress
Martin Alderdice

Martin Alderdice

BBC Cameraman
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

Release date

16th Sep 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Bosanski, Hrvatski, English, Srpski