My Beautiful Laundrette
1985 · 1h 38m · Comedy, Drama, Romance · United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
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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Stephen FrearsWritten by
Hanif Kureishi6.6Smart score
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16mm film1980salcoholic fatherbritish asianbusiness ownercar dealershipfamily business fascismgay themeimmigrationlaundromatlaundrylgbtlondon, englandmargaret thatcherpunkracial tensionracismskinheadskinheadssocietystar crossed loversthatcherismworking class
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