Mississippi Masala
1991 · 1h 58m · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated R (US)
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
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.
Directed by
Mira NairWritten by
Sooni Taraporevala6.2Smart score
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forced migrationidi aminimmigrantinterracial relationshipinterracial romancemississippimississippi riverracial prejudiceracismromanticsouthern usaugandawoman director
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