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My Beautiful Laundrette

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My Beautiful Laundrette

A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.

6.7

1h 38m

1985

“A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.”

Synopsis

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

Director

Stephen Frears

Trailer

ComedyDramaRomance

london, englandskinheadsocietyfascismimmigrationfamily business laundromatworking classracismcar dealershipracial tensionlaundry

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Cast & Crew

Gordon Warnecke

Gordon Warnecke

as Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

as Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

as Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

as Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Rita Wolf

as Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Souad Faress

as Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field

as Rachel

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

as Genghis

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