My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

97 min · LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Drama, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy

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Directors

Stephen Frears

Cast

Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche, Rita Wolf, Souad Faress, Richard Graham, Shirley Anne Field

The story

Born in England, Omar Ali is a young Pakistani-British man living in South London during the mid-1980s. His father, Hussein, once a famous left-wing journalist in Pakistan, lives in London but dislikes Britain's society and its international politics. His dissatisfaction with the world and his wife's suicide have led him to sink into alcoholism, and Omar has become his caregiver.

Catalogue themes and tags

Ausländerfeindlichkeit, Car Garage, Closet Homosexual, Fascist, Gay, Homosexuality, Karachi, Laundromat, London, Nationalist, Pakistani, Uncle, Union Jack, Work, LGBT, Indie, Comedy-drama, Gay Interest, Drama, Comedy, Gay Themed, Romance Film

Genres

LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Drama, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy

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