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My Beautiful Laundrette( 1985)

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Overview

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.

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      Gordon Warnecke

      Omar Ali

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      Daniel Day-Lewis

      Johnny Burfoot

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      Roshan Seth

      Hussein "Papa" Ali

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      Saeed Jaffrey

      Nasser Ali

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      Derrick Branche

      Salim N. Ali

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      Rita Wolf

      Tania N. Ali

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      Souad Faress

      Cherry N. Ali

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      Shirley Anne Field

      Rachel

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      Richard Graham

      Genghis

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      Garry Cooper

      Squatter

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      Charu Bala Chokshi

      Bilquis

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      Persis Maravala

      Nasser's Elder Daughter

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      Nisha Kapur

      Nasir's Younger Daughter

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      Walter Donohue

      Dick O'Donnell

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      Neil Cunningham

      Englishman

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      Gurdial Sira

      Zaki

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      Stephen Marcus

      Moose

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      Ram John Holder

      Poet

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      Dawn Archibald

      Gang Member #1

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      Jonathan Moore

      Gang Member #2

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      Gerard Horan

      Telephone Man

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      Bhasker Patel

      Tariq

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      Badi Uzzaman

      Dealer

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      Ayub Khan-Din

      Student

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      Dulice Liecier

      Girl in Disco

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      Chris Pitt

      Kid #1

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      Kerryann White

      Kid #2

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      Colin Campbell

      Madame Butterfly Man

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      Sheila Chitnis

      Zaki's Wife

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      Winston Graham

      Jamaican #1

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      Dudley Thomas

      Jamaican #2

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    860000.00

    Revenue

    2451545.00

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • skinhead
    • society
    • fascism
    • immigration
    • family business
    • laundromat
    • working class
    • racism
    • car dealership
    • racial tension
    • laundry
    • lgbt
    • alcoholic father
    • star crossed lovers
    • 1980s
    • skinheads
    • pakistani culture
    • gay theme
    • british asian
    • thatcherism
    • punk
    • business owner
    • 16mm film
    • margaret thatcher