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Mississippi Masala (1991)

R · 1991-09-18 · 1h 58m · EN
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Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

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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Sooni TaraporevalaWriterMira NairDirector
Budget
$8M
Box office
$7.3M

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Denzel WashingtonDenzel WashingtonDemetrius WilliamsSarita ChoudhurySarita ChoudhuryMinaRoshan SethRoshan SethJaySharmila TagoreSharmila TagoreKinnuCharles S. DuttonCharles S. DuttonTyrone WilliamsJoe SenecaJoe SenecaWilliben WilliamsRanjit ChowdhryRanjit ChowdhryAnilMohan GokhaleMohan GokhalePontiacMohan AgasheMohan AgasheKanti NapkinTico WellsTico WellsDexter WilliamsYvette HawkinsYvette HawkinsAunt RoseAanjjan SrivastavAanjjan SrivastavJammubhai

Keywords

Woman directorImmigrantRacial prejudiceMississippi riverSouthern usaRacismInterracial relationshipInterracial romanceUgandaIndependent filmIdi aminForced migrationMississippi

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityWoman Director · Immigrant · Racial PrejudiceMood preferenceRomance · Interracial RomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomance · Interracial RomanceDirector preference216898

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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 has a runtime of 118 minutes.

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