UK,
1985, 97 min
Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
Hanif KureishiCinematography:
Oliver StapletonCast:
Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham, Persis Khambatta, Shirley Anne Field, Ayub Khan-Din, Stephen Marcus (more)Plots(1)
Living on the dole with his alcoholic father in a shabby South London flat, Omar is a bright-eyed Pakistani teenager who wants to make something of himself. And as his papa drowns deeper in vodka and self-pity, Omar turns to his unscrupulous wheeling-and-dealing Uncle Nasser to show him the key to success. But when Nasser hires Omar as manager of a seedy, dilapidated laundromat, Omar is forced to choose between running a squeaky-clean establishmentor conducting some very dirty business! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1987 - Hanif Kureishi (Best Original Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1987 - Special Distinction Award
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1986 - Saeed Jaffrey (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1986 - Hanif Kureishi (Best Original Screenplay)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1986 - Stephen Frears (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1986 - Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1986 - Hanif Kureishi (Best Screenplay)