My Beautiful Laundrette (40th Anniversary) + Q&A

This screening follows the reinstallation of a Rainbow Plaque dedicated to the film which is located on Wilcox Road at the site of where the Laundrette was based. We are delighted that the screening will be followed by a Q&A with Hanif Kureishi, Stephen Frears, Gordon Warnecke and Rebecca O'Brian.

Set in the Pakistani community of London, My Beautiful Laundrette follows the fortunes of handsome young Omar who, together with his English friend Johnny, takes over a run-down laundrette given to him by his rich uncle. Together they transform it into a gaudy, neon-lit palace complete with muzak and video screens. Against a background of racial tension and poverty in the rough London suburb, their own relationship, portrayed with tenderness and passion, blossoms to love.