My Beautiful Laundrette

1985 6.7 (278 votes) 1h 38m

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Production Companies

Working Title Films
SAF Productions
Channel Four Films

A Sharp, Sophisticated, Funny, Sexy, Compassionate Picture

Overview

A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton

Producer: Sarah Radclyffe, Tim Bevan

Director: Stephen Frears

Writer: Hanif Kureishi

Top Cast

Gordon Warnecke

Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Rachel

Videos

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) | Trailer | Film4

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