My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
1985 · R · 1h 38m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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
Writers: Hanif Kureishi
Music by: Hans Zimmer, Stanley Myers
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Editor: Mick Audsley
Box office: $2M · Rated 6.7/10 by 322 viewers
Cast
Gordon Warnecke as Omar AliDaniel Day-Lewis as Johnny BurfootRoshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" AliSaeed Jaffrey as Nasser AliDerrick Branche as Salim N. AliRita Wolf as Tania N. AliSouad Faress as Cherry N. AliShirley Anne Field as RachelRichard Graham as GenghisGarry Cooper as SquatterCharu Bala Chokshi as BilquisPersis Maravala as Nasser's Elder DaughterMore like this
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