My Beautiful Laundrette
(1985)
Synopsis
Brighter-than-white study of racial inequality, focusing on a gay couple (Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke) running a coin laundry. Nasser: Saeed Jaffrey. Papa: Roshan Seth. Rachel: Shirley Anne Field. Tania: Rita Wolf. Genghis: Richard Graham. Jamaican One: Winston Graham. Jamaican Two: Dudley Thomas. Salim: Derrick Branche. Squatter: Garry Cooper.
Directors
Stephen Frears, Tip Tipping, Tim Bevan, Jim Dowdall, Lindy Hemming, Nosher Powell, Sarah Radclyffe, Oliver Stapleton, Rocky Taylor, Bill Weston, Hans Zimmer
Production year
1985
Rating
R
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Runtime
105 minutes
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Shirley Anne Field