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My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was one of the first films released by Working Title Films.
Apr 4, 1986 · My Beautiful Laundrette: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham, Winston Graham, Dudley Thomas. An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.
The laundry in question is a storefront operation in one of the seedier areas of London, and it is losing money when a rich Pakistani decides to entrust its management to his nephew. But this is not the saga of a laundry. It is the story of two kinds of outsiders in modern London.
In a seedy corner of London, Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani, is given a run-down laundromat by his uncle (Saeed Jaffrey), who hopes to turn it into a...
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Omar Ali is a young man living in 1980s London. His father, Hussein, is a Pakistani journalist who lives in London but hates Britain and its international politics. His dissatisfaction with the world and a family tragedy has caused his alcoholism to take over, so that Omar has to take care of him.
Currently you are able to watch "My Beautiful Laundrette" streaming on ScreenPix Apple TV Channel or for free with ads on Pluto TV. It is also possible to rent "My Beautiful Laundrette" on Amazon Video, Apple TV online and to download it on Apple TV, Amazon Video.
My Beautiful Laundrette: Postcolonialism in the Wash Stephen Frears brings a playful and shimmering cinematic quality to Hanif Kureishi’s multilayered script about a Pakistani immigrant community in Margaret Thatcher–era London.
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Aug 7, 2024 · The original trailer of My Beautiful Laundrette. Directed by Stephen Frears. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham, Winston Graham, Dudley Thomas.
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
