My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

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

6.7(285 votes)
1985
1h 38m
Comedy
Drama
Romance

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.

Production

Working Title Films, SAF Productions, Channel Four Films

Cast

Gordon Warnecke

Gordon Warnecke

Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Rita Wolf

Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Souad Faress

Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field

Rachel

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

Genghis

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

Squatter

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