Mississippi Masala (1991)

Directed by Mira Nair

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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.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Language: en

Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

Cinematographer: Edward Lachman · Composer: L. Subramaniam · Editor: Roberto Silvi · Production Design: Mitch Epstein

Production: Cinecom Pictures

Budget: $5.0M

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