My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Comedy · Drama · Romance
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.
Cast
- Gordon Warnecke as Omar Ali
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot
- Roshan Seth as Hussein "Papa" Ali
- Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali
- Derrick Branche as Salim N. Ali
- Rita Wolf as Tania N. Ali
- Souad Faress as Cherry N. Ali
- Shirley Anne Field as Rachel
- Richard Graham as Genghis
- Garry Cooper as Squatter