Mississippi Masala (1992)

Movie"Passion. Tradition. Mix it up."
Audience Score
63
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R 1 hr 58 minFeb 5th, 1992Romance, Drama
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.
StarringDenzel WashingtonSarita ChoudhuryRoshan Seth
DirectorMira Nair
WriterSooni Taraporevala

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 5th, 1992 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 27th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$8,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$7,310,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Cherie L. Rodgers
Production Companies:Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Movie Tags:
woman directorracismimmigrantromanticinterracial relationshipsouthern usainterracial romancemississippi riverracial prejudiceuganda