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Monday night we watched My Beautiful Laundrette. For some reason, the fact that the NetFlix description of it mentions it being set in "Thatcher-era Britain" had led me to think that it was a recent film that's set in the eighties, when in fact it was actually made in Thatcher-era Britain.

Anyway, it was good. A bit meandering, perhaps, but all of the characters' stories are compelling. I liked the way that, although it's mostly focused on Omar, it also shows us glimpses into the lives and motivations of many of the different people around him. I also liked the way that Omar and Johnny's relationship is not really central to the plot.


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