MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985)

STEPHEN FREARS

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Cast

SAEED JAFFREY ROSHAN SETH DANIEL DAY LEWIS GORDON WARNECKE SHIRLEY ANN FIELD HANIF KUREISHI

Plot

This is the story of a young Anglicised Pakistani and his erstwhile fascist ex-schoolmate, Johnny. Together they run a dilapidated laundrette, given to Omar by his rich uncle, and decide to turn it into a veritable palace, despite the hostility of Johnny's skinhead friends and Omar's cousin.