My Beautiful Laundrette
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Director: Stephen Frears Run Time: 98 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1985
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Derrick Branche, Gordon Warnecke, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey
Screenwriter: Hanif Kureishi
Producers: Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe
An astoundingly honest, sexy, and socially relevant love story, Stephen Frears’ My Beautiful Laundrette is a complex and radical breath of fresh air. Set in the Pakistani community of London, My Beautiful Laundrette follows the fortunes of handsome young Omar who, together with his English friend Johnny, takes over a run-down laundrette given to him by his rich uncle. Together they transform it into a gaudy, neon-lit palace complete with muzak and video screens. Against a background of racial tension and poverty in the rough London suburb, their own relationship, portrayed with tenderness and passion, blossoms into love. A brilliant blend of social-commentary, sexuality, and sentimentality, it’s time you fell in love with this masterpiece all over again.