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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  Set within the Asian community in London, My Beautiful Launderette is an unusual love story concerned with identity and entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years. Omar (Gordon Warnecke) takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer uncle's launderette with the intention of turning it into a glittering place of commercial success. When he employs childhood friend and ex-National Front member Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis) they become lovers as well as working partners. However, complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny's deserted gang begins to build and Omar is forced to face increasingly difficult family issues. Actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth & Shirley Anne Field Director Stephen Frears Certificate 15 years and over Year 1986 Screen Widescreen Languages English Subtitles English For The Hearing Impairing Duration 1 hour and 37 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

Comedy directed by Stephen Frears and starring Saeed Jaffrey, Gordon Warnecke and Daniel Day-Lewis. The Hussein family of Pakistani immigrants living in London have carved out a relatively prosperous life for themselves in Thatcher's Britain. Omar (Warnecke)'s branch of the family is not quite so well off however and he is unemployed until his uncle Nasser (Jaffrey) is persuaded into letting Omar manage one of his run-down laundrettes. In his search for help in running the business, Omar reconnects with former lover and ex-National Front thug Johnny (Day-Lewis). Naturally, the Front's other racist acolytes do not take kindly to Johnny's betrayal and the reunited couple must reconcile their ambitions and their relationship if either is to succeed.