Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1985 · 1h 38m

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette poster
Director
Stephen Frears
Cast
Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali
Crew
Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography Mick Audsley — Editor Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer Stanley Myers — Original Music Composer Hanif Kureishi — Writer Sarah Radclyffe — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer My Beautiful Laundrette — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
london, englandskinheadsocietyfascismimmigrationfamily business laundromatworking classracismcar dealershipracial tensionlaundry
Key Collaborators
Stephen Frears Director Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography Mick Audsley Editor Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer Stanley Myers Original Music Composer Hanif Kureishi Writer Sarah Radclyffe Producer Tim Bevan Producer Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Production Design Lindy Hemming Costume Design
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