Acting
Gordon Warnecke
Born August 24, 1962 · London, England (age 64)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent. He is perhaps best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette, costarring as the lover of Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). Other film credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Young Toscanini and Hanif Kureishi's London Kills Me. Television…
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Scoop · 2024Scoop
★ 6.42024
MovieDrama
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.
My Beautiful Laundrette · 1985My Beautiful Laundrette
★ 6.71985
MovieComedyDrama
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.
Venus · 2017Venus
★ 6.12017
MovieComedy
When Sid comes out as a woman, a 14-year-old boy named Ralph literally shows up at her door announcing that Sid is his dad. Ralph is surprised to discover that his father is now a woman, but thinks having a transgender dad is pretty cool. But Ralph hasn't told his mother and stepdad that he’s tracked down his biological father. And then there is Sid’s boyfriend Daniel, who has yet to tell his family of his relationship with Sid. Daniel is nowhere near ready to accept Ralph as a stepson and complicate his life further. Sid’s coming out has a snowball effect that forces everyone out of the closet. What happens when gender, generations and cultures collide to create a truly modern family?
London Kills Me · 1991London Kills Me
★ 5.91991
MovieComedyDrama
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible" pair of shoes, an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him.
PINKPINK
Movie
Based on the true story of Yassa Khan, who in 2001 spent a fleeting 24 hours with his bank-robbing father, Hassan Khan. Hassan, who had just been released from a twelve-year prison sentence, takes his son Yassa on a whirlwind journey into his criminal life. As the pair get to know each other again in unexpected circumstances, they go on an emotional journey through crime, pain, and the past. This culminated in Yassa coming out to his father as being gay, which shows Yassa who his father is and in turn who he is.
The Hospice · 1987The Hospice
★ 7.01987
MovieHorrorTV Movie
When he loses his way on a country road and is bitten by an animal, Maybury stumbles across a strange house where an extravagant dinner is taking place.
Doctor Who: Mindwarp · 1986Doctor Who: Mindwarp
★ 7.71986
MovieScience FictionDrama
As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where he faces an old adversary, Sil. As a scientist conducts his unethical experiments to prolong the life of Sil's boss Kiv, the Doctor's memories of the events begins to return and an unpleasant surprise awaits him.
Young Toscanini · 1988Young Toscanini
★ 6.71988
MovieDramaHistory
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.
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