My Beautiful Laundrette
- 1985 film
Comic drama about a young British-Pakistani attempting to turn around a laundrette business. Stars Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day Lewis, Derrick Branche and more.
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My Beautiful Laundrette
Set within the Asian community in London, My Beautiful Laundrette is an unusual love story concerned with identity and entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years.
Omar (Gordon Warnecke) takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer Uncle's laundrette with the intention of turning it into a glittering palace of commercial success. When he employs childhood friend and ex-National Front member Johnny (Daniel Day Lewis) they become lovers as well as working partners. However, complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face increasingly difficult family issues.
Written by Hanif Kureishi and skilfully directed by Stephen Frears, My Beautiful Laundrette tackles the difficult issues of racism, bigotry, violence and politics in early 80s Britain and still manages to be compassionate, humorous and hugely entertaining.
First released: Monday 10th September 2001
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DVD DVD DVDNew conversation between director Stephen Frears and producer Colin MacCabe
New interviews with writer Hanif Kureishi, producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, and Stapleton
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An essay by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor
- Released: Tuesday 21st July 2015
- Region: A
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 97
- Subtitles: English
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- Released: Monday 17th March 2008
- Distributor: 4DVD
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 93
- Subtitles: English
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New conversation between director Stephen Frears and producer Colin MacCabe
New interviews with writer Hanif Kureishi, producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, and Stapleton
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An essay by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor
- Released: Tuesday 21st July 2015
- Region: 1
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 97
- Subtitles: English
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- Released: Wednesday 12th March 2008
- Distributor: 4DVD
- Minutes: 92
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- Distributor: VCI Group
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 93
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