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My Beautiful Laundrette (1986)
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.
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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed By:Stephen Frears
Written By:Hanif Kureishi
In Theaters:3/7/1986
Box Office:$2,451,545
Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:Working Title Films, SAF Productions, Channel Four Films
Cast
Stephen Frears
Director
Stephen Frears
Director
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
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