From NetFlix:

Hanif Kureishi received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay
for My Beautiful Laundrette, a stunning portrait of two boyhood
friends struggling to survive in racially tense Thatcher-era
Britain. Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a Pakistani, and his old school
chum Johnny (Daniel-Day Lewis) use stolen drug money to renovate
a laundrette in a squalid London neighborhood. But conflicting
interests and loyalties soon threaten their newfound success.

I continue to work my way thru the films of Hanif Kureishi. Recall that the previous film was “My Son The Fanatic”. “My Beautiful Laundrette” is 13 years older. I saw this film 20 years ago but was too “young” to appreciate it. At that time Daniel-Day Lewis meant nothing to me. But his role in this film is outstanding. He has the skill to become the character completely. The difference in characters between this film and “There Will Be Blood” is a tribute to his talent. One theme in the film is the gay relation between Omar and Johnny. It was stunning to watch a young, smiling, naive Omar transform into a cunning businessman. The actor who plays Omar’s father was the paedofile in “Monsoon Wedding”.

The film is inspired by the policies and attitudes of Margaret Thatcher’s England. How sad and ironic that Margaret Thatcher now has Alzheimer’s disease.

There is also some violence and nasty behavior. NOT FOR CHILDREN.

This is a really well-done film. The films of Hanif Kureishi are hard to get from NetFlix. They seem to be very popular now.

This one is a “don’t miss it”