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My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

An ambitious Asian Briton and his white lover strive for success and hope, when they open up a glamorous laundromat. (source: imdb.com)

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Roshan Seth

Ali Hussein
Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny
Shirley Anne Field

Rachel
Stephen Marcus

Moose
Gerard Horan

Telephone Man
Persis Khambatta

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Release Date

07 September 1985

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country

Filming Locations

245 Queenstown Road, Battersea, London, England, UK

Language

English, Urdu

Sound Mix

Mono

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Gay & Lesbian Films, Urban Drama

Mood

Only Human

Themes

Immigrant Life, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Opposites Attract

Tones

Literate, Intimate, Drab, Wry

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My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The story is set in London during the period when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as shown through the complex—and often comical—relationships between members of the Asian and White communities. The plot tackles many polemical issues, such as homosexuality, racism, and Britain's economic and political policy during the 1980s.