Flixtheatre

Mississippi Masala

"Passion. Tradition. Mix it up."

1991 118 min 6.4

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1991-09-18
Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $7,310,000
Production: Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company