My Beautiful Laundrette

Directed by Stephen Frears

An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success with the opening of a glamorous laundromat.

Trailer

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey

Specifications

Type: Feature

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English, Urdu

Year: 1985

Region: European

Runtime: 97 min

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