Italy / Sep 01, 1991 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohan Gokhale | Pontiac |
| Mohan Agashe | Kanti Napkin |
| Tico Wells | Dexter Williams |
| Yvette Hawkins | Aunt Rose |
| Aanjjan Srivastav | Jammubhai |
| Konga Mbandu | Okelo |
| Sahira Nair | Young Mina |
| Dipti Suthar | Chanda |
| Varsha Thaker | Kusumben |
| Ashok Lath | Harry Patel |
| Natalie Oliver | Alicia LeShay |
| Karen Pinkston | Mrs. Robinson |
| Willy Cobbs | Skillet |
| Mira Nair | Gossip Aunty #1 |
| Rajika Puri | Gossip Aunty #2 |
| Sharon Williams | Tadice |
| Cyreio Hughes | DJ |
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Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mississippi Masala |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Kiswahili |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International |
| Release date | 18 settembre 1991 |
| Executive producer | Cherie L. Rodgers |
| Production | Michael Nozik, Mitch Epstein, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mira Nair |
| Writer | Sooni Taraporevala |
| Casting | Judy Claman, Susie Figgis, Dinaz Stafford |
| Editing | Roberto Silvi, Marissa Littlefield, Tula Goenka |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman, Tim Pershing, Chris Lombardi, KATE Butler |
| Assistant directors | Noga Isackson, Michael Zimbrich, Mira Nair, Linda Wilson, Nilita Vachani, Dinaz Stafford |
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| Lighting | Daniel Ehrenbard, John Higgins |
| Camera operators | Tim Pershing, Edward Lachman, Chris Lombardi, KATE Butler |
| Additional photography | Tim Pershing, Edward Lachman, Chris Lombardi, KATE Butler |
| Production design | Mitch Epstein, Jeff Hartmann, Maureen Farley, Jefferson Sage, Jeanette Scott |
| Art direction | Jefferson Sage, Jeff Hartmann, Maureen Farley, Jeanette Scott, Mitch Epstein |
| Set decoration | Jeanette Scott, Jeff Hartmann, Maureen Farley, Jefferson Sage, Mitch Epstein |
| Stunts | Bob Minor, Janet Paparazzo |
| Music | L. Subramaniam, Mary Ellen Porto, Alex Griswold, Tommy Louie, Rick Dior |
| Sound | Mary Ellen Porto, Alex Griswold, Tommy Louie, Rick Dior, L. Subramaniam |
| Costume design | Ellen Lutter, Susan Lyall, Kinnari Panikar, Mustaque M. Ashrafi, Kenneth Walker, Edna Sheen |
| Makeup | Mustaque M. Ashrafi, Edna Sheen, Ellen Lutter, Susan Lyall, Kinnari Panikar, Kenneth Walker |
| Hairstyling | Ellen Lutter, Mustaque M. Ashrafi, Susan Lyall, Kinnari Panikar, Kenneth Walker, Edna Sheen |
| Budget | 5.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 7.332.515 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Sweden / Nov 01, 1991 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Norway / Nov 25, 1991 / Oslo International Film Festival
United States / Sep 29, 2021 / New York Film Festival, 4K Restoration
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Singapore / Sep 10, 2022 / Asian Film Archive
Australia / Jun 08, 2024 / Sydney Film Festival
Limited release
Belgium / Jan 06, 1992 / Gent
United States / Apr 15, 2022 / 4K re-release; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA
Theatrical release
France / Sep 18, 1991
Germany / Sep 26, 1991 / 12
United Kingdom / Jan 17, 1992
United States / Feb 05, 1992 / R
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Kenya / Apr 01, 1992
Netherlands / Apr 29, 1992
Portugal / Jun 19, 1992
Türkiye / Jul 17, 1992
Argentina / Sep 10, 1992
Sweden / Oct 23, 1992
Spain / Apr 23, 1993
Australia / Jul 01, 1993
Physical media
Germany / Oct 24, 2005 / DVD
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