Mississippi Masala (Mississippi Masala)

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Release Date:	1991-09-18
Runtime:	118 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama, Romance
Production:	Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International

Overview

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.