Movies
Mississippi Masala
- September 18, 1991
- 118 min.
- Drama, Romance
- United Kingdom
- United States
United Kingdom
United States
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.
Original title: Mississippi Masala
1
nomination
100%
winning rate
1
win
Venice Film Festival #48 - 1991
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Best Screenplay | Sooni Taraporevala | Winner |
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