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Mississippi masala., a film by Mira Nair ; screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, DVD/Widescreen

Label
Mississippi masala., a film by Mira Nair ; screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, DVD/Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Mississippi masala.
Oclc number
1306161242
Responsibility statement
a film by Mira Nair ; screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala
Runtime
117
Series statement
The criterion collection
Summary
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twenty-something Mina spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius, their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love's power
Technique
live action
resource.version
DVD/Widescreen
Classification
resource.filmdirector
resource.screenwriter
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