Beautiful People (1999)


Beautiful People
Release Date18 May 1999
TaglineA comic collision of chaos and coincidence
GenreComedy
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBlack Comedy, Ensemble Film
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodComedy on the Edge
ThemesImmigrant Life, Culture Clash, Fathers and Sons, Political Unrest, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance
TonesBittersweet, Compassionate, Disturbing, Earnest, Humorous, Wry
TagsChase, Croatia, Fight, Refugee, Serbia, Soccer

Beautiful People is a multi-award winning satirical comedy written and directed by Jasmin Dizdar. The film is set in London during the time of the Bosnian war. Beautiful People is the only British film to win the award at Cannes Film Festival 1999 whilst Jasmin Dizdar is the first Bosnian-born filmmaker to win a major award at the Cannes Film Festival after the Bosnian war.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Thomas Goodridge
Youth with Mobile Phone

Faruk Pruti
Croat

Tony Peters
Bus Driver

Dado Jehan
Serb

Rosalind Ayres
Nora Thornton

Julian Firth
Edward Thornton

Charles Kay
George Thornton

Portia Thornton

Edward Jewesbury
Joseph Thornton

Bobby Williams
Tim Mouldy

Joseph Williams
Tom Mouldy

Dr. Mouldy

Danny Nussbaum
Griffin Midge

Steve Sweeney
Jim

Jay Simpson
Bigsy

Heather Tobias
Felicity Midge

Roger Sloman
Roger Midge

Edin Dzandzanovic
Pero Guzina

Elizabeth Isiorho
African Woman

Dev Sagoo
DSS Clerk

Vera Jakob
Waitress

Melee Hutton
Mrs. Mouldy

Louise Breckon-Richards
Policewoman

Nurse Tina

Sister

Siobhan Redmond
Kate Higgins

Gilbert Martin
Jerry Higgins

Jessica Brandon
Chloe Higgins

Martin Alderdice
BBC Camera Man

Nicholas McGaughey
Welshman

Walentine Giorgiewa
Dzemila

Radoslav Youroukov
Ismet

Niall Ivers
Hashim

Raules Davies
UN Soldier

Alan Cowan
Immigration Official

Jonny Phillips
Brian North

Craig Stokes
Hospital Security Guard

Kenan Hudaverdi
Railway Worker

Psychologist

Peter Harding
Detective

Andrew Logan
Hypnotherapist

Antony Carrick
Retired Tory MP

Bosnian Refugee

Claire Driver
Pool player in lesbian bar

Director

Jasmin Dizdar
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Producer

Jasmin Dizdar
written by

Chris Collins
line producer

Ben Gibson
executive producer

Roger Shannon
executive producer

Ben Woolford
producer

Original Music

Garry Bell
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Cinematographer

Barry Ackroyd
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Editor

Justin Krish
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Casting Director

Suzanne Crowley
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Gilly Poole
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Production Designer

Jon Henson
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Art Director

Cristina Casali
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Mark Digby
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Costume Designer

Louise Page
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Makeup Department

Suzanna Allaun
additional makeup artist

Mary Hillman
additional makeup artist

Juliet Jackson
additional makeup artist

Anna Orr
additional makeup artist

Lindy Shaw
additional makeup artist

Katia Sisto
additional makeup artist

Penny Smith
makeup designer

Felicity Wright
makeup artist, hair stylist

Production Manager

Tanya Harris
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Liam O'Donnell
third assistant director

Diane Wood
second assistant director

Andrew Woodhead
assistant director

Art Department

Tayo Awoniyi
art department trainee

Neil 'Fairplay' Barnes
set dresser

Kate Boulting
art department assistant

Catrona MacMillan
property master

Polly Philcox
production buyer

construction manager

Richard Tharp
stand-by props

Sound Department

Julie Ankerson
foley artist

Philip Barnes
sound editor

Kevin Brazier
sound editor

Reg Cameron
sound assistant

Simmy Claire
sound recordist

Rick Dunford
foley editor

John Fewell
foley artist

Stephen Griffiths
sound editor

Dave Humphries
dubbing mixer

Rashad Omar
boom operator

Alan Sallabank
adr mixer

Kallis Shamaris
sound editor

Trevor Swanscott
foley mixer

Special Effects

Chris Hoyland
model maker

Stunts

Rod Woodruff
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Bateson
clapper loader: second camera

Peter Brimson
electrician

Tessa Brown
clapper loader

Nayla El-Sohl
electrician

Carl Hudson
focus puller

Jay Maidment
still photographer

Chris McAllister
best boy

Kirstin McMahon
clapper loader

Paul Nash
camera operator: "b" camera

Sarah Rollason
clapper loader

John Turley
gaffer

Philip Wills
lighting technician

Casting Department

Jackie Hare
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tabitha Doyle
wardrobe assistant

Emma Fryer
additional wardrobe assistant

Helen Ingham
additional wardrobe assistant

Michael Mooney
wardrobe supervisor

Jan Simpson
additional wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Maurice Bond
color grader

Karoline Moser
first assistant editor

Music Department

Chris Batchelor
musician: trumpet

musician: horn

Robin Bell
music supervisor

Dave Bitelli
musician: clarinet

Kim Burton
musician: accordion

Dirk Campbell
musician: penny whistle

Paul Clarvis
musician: percussion

Steve Cooper
musician: euphonium and trombone

Chris Garrick
musician: violin

Stuart Hall
musician: mandolin

Paul Jayasinha
musician: trumpet

Alice Kinloch
musician: tuba

Greg Knowles
musician: cimbalom

Christopher Laurence
musician: acoustic bass

Stephen Pelluet
assistant music engineer

Mark Tucker
score recording engineer

Other Crew

Katie Abbott
craft service daily

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Zachary Croft
runner

Rosamund Davies
script supervisor

Naomi Ellwood
location assistant

Emma Fowler
production coordinator

Helene Lenszner
location manager

Richard J. Newson
production runner

Sonia Rai
production assistant

Sharon Raizada
production secretary

Howard Schuman
story consultant

Rachel Quigley Smith
production accountant

Pu San Wong
trainee script supervisor: FT2

Production Company

Arts Council of England
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British Film Institute (BFI)
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British Screen Productions

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
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Channel Four Films

Merseyside Film Production Fund
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Tall Stories
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Distributor

Angel Films

BIM Distribuzione

Cult Filmes

Homescreen

MK2 Diffusion

Momentum Pictures

Pony Canyon
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Senator Home Entertainment

Tokyo Theaters Company
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Trimark Pictures

Special Effects

Hart Special Effects
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Miscellaneous

Angels & Bermans
costumes

Cine Image Film Opticals
titles and opticals

GP Film Services
camera equipment

GSE
optical blow up by

Metro Color London
film lab

Sapex Scripts
post-production services

Tru-Cut
negative cutting

dB Post Production
sound re-recorded at






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