Beautiful People (1999)

6.2/10 107 min 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.

Cast

Charlotte Coleman

Portia Thornton

Charles Kay

George Thornton

Rosalind Ayres

Nora Thornton

Julian Firth

Edward Thornton

Edward Jewesbury

Joseph Thornton

Nicholas Farrell

Dr Mouldy

Roger Sloman

Roger Midge

Heather Tobias

Felicity Midge

Faruk Pruti

Croat

Dado Jehan

Serb

Linda Bassett

Sister

Sharon D. Clarke

Nurse Tina

Siobhan Redmond

Kate Higgins

Gilbert Martin

Jerry Higgins

Melee Hutton

Mrs Mouldy

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