Mississippi Masala
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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.
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Mississippi Masala
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 18, 1991
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, Romance
User Score
63%
Original Title
Mississippi Masala
Production Companies
Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Director
Mira Nair
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$7,310,000
Description
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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.
