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My Beautiful Laundrette

⭐️ 6.7 | 98 min | Comedy , Drama , Romance | November 16th, 1985

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.

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Box Office

Budget: $860,000

Revenue: $2,451,545

ROI: +185.1%

Verdict: Hit

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Crew

Directors

> Stephen Frears (Director)
> Oliver Stapleton (Director of Photography)
> Alison Dominitz (Assistant Art Director)

Writers

> Hanif Kureishi (Author)
> Hanif Kureishi (Writer)

Cast

Gordon Warnecke

Gordon Warnecke

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

Rita Wolf

Rita Wolf

Souad Faress

Souad Faress

Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

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Charu Bala Chokshi

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Persis Maravala

Nasser's Elder Daughter

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