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My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-11-16
67%
295 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
Overview:
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Languages: English, Urdu.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Budget: $860,000.00
Revenue: $2,451,545.00
ProductionCompanies: 
SAF Productions
Movie: My Beautiful Laundrette
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gordon Warnecke
Omar Ali
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Burfoot
Roshan Seth
Hussein "Papa" Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Nasser Ali
Derrick Branche
Salim N. Ali
Rita Wolf
Tania N. Ali
Souad Faress
Cherry N. Ali
Shirley Anne Field
Rachel
Richard Graham
Genghis
Garry Cooper
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