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Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Drama Romance

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Release Date: 1991, September 18
Directors: Mira Nair
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Mirabai Films, Film Four International, Film Four International
Cast: Charles S. Dutton, Aanjjan Srivastav, Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Joe Seneca, Mohan Agashe, Tico Wells, Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Chowdhry, Natalie Oliver, Michael Wawuyo

Overview:

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.

Keywords:

woman director racism interracial relationship mississippi romantic racial prejudice southern usa immigrant mississippi river interracial romance uganda idi amin forced migration