My Beautiful Laundrette

In a seedy corner of London, Omar, a young Pakistani, is given a run-down laundromat by his uncle, who hopes to turn it into a successful business. Soon after, Omar is attacked by a group of racist punks, but defuses the situation when he realizes their leader is his former lover, Johnny . The men resume their relationship and rehabilitate the laundromat together, but various social forces threaten to compromise their success.

Cast :

• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Johnny

• Gordon Warnecke
• Omar

• Saeed Jaffrey
• Nasser

• Roshan Seth
• Papa

• Derrick Branche
• Salim

• Shirley Anne Field
• Rachel