My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1985-11-16
Duration:98 min
Director:Stephen Frears
Actors:Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey, Derrick Branche
Production:Working Title Films, SAF Productions, Channel Four Films

Overview:

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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