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Mississippi Masala
“Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.”
★ 6.4· 1991· 118 min· Popularity 2R
DramaRomance
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.
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Release Date: 9/18/1991
Runtime: 118 minutes
Languages: English, Gujarati, Swahili
Director: Mira Nair
Budget: $5.0M
Revenue: $7.3M
Production
Companies: Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
immigrantsouthern usamississippi riverugandainterracial relationshipinterracial romanceracismracial prejudicewoman directoridi aminforced migrationmississippiromantic
