My Beautiful Laundrette

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

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.

1985

Comedy·Drama·Romance

1h 38min

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Top Billed 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
Richard Graham
Genghis
Garry Cooper
Squatter
Charu Bala Chokshi
Bilquis
Persis Maravala
Nasser's Elder Daughter
Nisha Kapur
Nasir's Younger Daughter
Neil Cunningham
Englishman
Gurdial Sira
Zaki
Stephen Marcus
Moose
Ram John Holder
Poet
Dawn Archibald
Gang Member #1
Jonathan Moore
Gang Member #2
Gerard Horan
Telephone Man

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