MOVIE
Mississippi Masala
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Mississippi Masala in its release era
Released in 1991, Mississippi Masala sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1991-09-18
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.4/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Studio
- Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions
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Topicsimmigrantsouthern usamississippi riverugandainterracial relationshipinterracial romanceracismracial prejudice