UNITED KINGDOM · 1985

My Beautiful Laundrette

Stephen Frears
LGBTQ+ relationships British-Pakistani identity class struggle family conflict urban regeneration
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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.

Year1985
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorStephen Frears
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