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My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 Directed by Stephen Frears

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

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Urdu
Budget $860,000
Revenue $2,451,545
Release Date 16 November 1985
98 mins
Cast
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
Garry Cooper Squatter
Persis Maravala Nasser's Elder Daughter
Nisha Kapur Nasir's Younger Daughter
Walter Donohue Dick O'Donnell
Neil Cunningham Englishman
Dawn Archibald Gang Member #1
Jonathan Moore Gang Member #2
Gerard Horan Telephone Man
Dulice Liecier Girl in Disco
Chris Pitt Kid #1
Colin Campbell Madame Butterfly Man
Sheila Chitnis Zaki's Wife
Winston Graham Jamaican #1
Dudley Thomas Jamaican #2