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.
Cast
Gordon Warnecke
Omar Ali
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Burfoot
Roshan Seth
Hussein "Papa" Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Nasser Ali
Derrick Branche
Salim N. Ali
Rita Wolf
Tania N. Ali
Souad Faress
Cherry N. Ali
Shirley Anne Field
Rachel
Richard Graham
Genghis
Garry Cooper
Squatter
Charu Bala Chokshi
Bilquis
Persis Maravala
Nasser's Elder Daughter
Nisha Kapur
Nasir's Younger Daughter
Walter Donohue
Dick O'Donnell
Neil Cunningham
Englishman
Gurdial Sira
Zaki
Stephen Marcus
Moose
Ram John Holder
Poet
Dawn Archibald
Gang Member #1
Jonathan Moore
Gang Member #2
Gerard Horan
Telephone Man
Bhasker Patel
Tariq
Badi Uzzaman
Dealer
Ayub Khan-Din
Student
Dulice Liecier
Girl in Disco
Chris Pitt
Kid #1
Kerryann White
Kid #2
Colin Campbell
Madame Butterfly Man
Sheila Chitnis
Zaki's Wife
Winston Graham
Jamaican #1
Dudley Thomas
Jamaican #2
Crew
Stephen Frears
Director
Hanif Kureishi
Writer, Author
Mick Audsley
Editor
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Tim Bevan
Producer
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Wendy Rawson
Hairstylist
Elaine Carew
Makeup Artist
Alison Dominitz
Assistant Art Director
Albert Bailey
Sound Recordist
St. Clair Davis
Boom Operator
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Mike Laye
Still Photographer
Rebecca O'Brien
Location Manager
Jim Dowdall
Stunt Coordinator
Rocky Taylor
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Nosher Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Ray Perry Sr.
Property Master
Penny Eyles
Continuity
Malcolm Davies
Gaffer
Jane Frazer
Production Manager
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