My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)
A Sharp, Sophisticated, Funny, Sexy, Compassionate Picture
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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