Release Date
1991-09-18
Status
Released
Original Title
Mississippi Masala
Runtime
1h 58m
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$7,332,515
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production Companies
Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International
Overview
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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