My Beautiful Laundrette

DirectorStephen Frears
CastsSaeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-lewis, Richard Graham, Winston Graham, Dudley Thomas, Derrick Branche, Garry Cooper, Gordon Warnecke, Shirley Anne Field, Charu Bala Chokshi, Souad Faress, Rita Wolf, Persis Maravala, Nisha Kapur, Neil Cunningham, Walter Donohue, Gurdial Sira
Duration98 minutes
Rating
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
Trailer & Synopsis
Set in the Pakistani community of London, My Beautiful Laundrette follows the fortunes of handsome young Omar who, together with his English friend Johnny, takes over a run-down laundrette given to him by his rich uncle. Together they transform it into a gaudy, neon-lit palace complete with muzak and video screens. Against a background of racial tension and poverty in the rough London suburb, their own relationship, portrayed with tenderness and passion, blossoms to love












