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64% Critic Match
Mississippi Masala
“Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.”
6.4 / 10• 1991• 1h 58m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Demetrius Williams
Lead
Sarita Choudhury
Mina
Roshan Seth
Jay
Sharmila Tagore
Kinnu
Charles S. Dutton
Tyrone Williams
Joe Seneca
Williben Williams
Ranjit Chowdhry
Anil
Mohan Gokhale
Pontiac
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mira Nair's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mississippi Masala is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
