War-torn Bosnia and multicultural London don't look so very different in Jasmin Dizdar's raucous, riotous, kaleidoscopic film 'Beautiful People'. An initially merciless portrait of both Britons and Bosnians gradually mutates into something more sympathetic, but the picture remains extreme: this is not the subtlest of movies. But there are some fine moments of black humour, and a strong performance especially from Nicholas Farrell as a doctor worn down by life. It's also nice (but sad) to see the late Charlotte Coleman in one of her last screen roles. There's less political content here than you might expect: it's a shallower film than 'Welcome to Sarejevo', and less madly surreal than 'Underground'. But it's still worth watching for odd snippets of brilliance in among the chaos.
Review of Beautiful People
