Mississippi Masala

~Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1991-09-18
Budget: $5000000
Revenue: $7332515
Runtime: 118 min

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