My Beautiful Laundrette

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

6.7

1985

1h 38m

ComedyDramaRomance

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.

Key Crew

Director

Stephen Frears

Producers

Sarah Radclyffe

Tim Bevan

Writers

Hanif Kureishi

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Music

Hans Zimmer

Cast (31)

Gordon Warnecke

Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny Burfoot

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