Mississippi Masala
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mira Nair
James Makubuya
Natalie Oliver
Larry Haggard
Emil Richards
Joseph Olita
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Demetrius is a stalwart, self-made man and owner of a carpet-cleaning business. A chance traffic accident introduces him to Mina, a beautiful young Indian woman whose family fled Uganda under the rule of Idi Amin. As Demetrius and Mina begin their secret love affair, each is swept into the other's exotic world, soon finding themselves at the center of controversy and scandal. Mina's parents, Jay and his wife Kinnu, are outraged by the relationship and concerned about their daughter's disregard for the values and traditions of their culture. Demetrius, it seems, fares no better. The Indian community is outraged, his business suffers, the bank wants to repossess his carpet cleaning van and friends whisper that he has crossed the color line. However Demetrius stands steadfast in his belief that a shade of color is all which separates him and Mina.
Director
Mira Nair
Cast
James Makubuya
Natalie Oliver
Larry Haggard
Emil Richards
Joseph Olita
Mira Nair
Mahlon Bouldin
Rick Senn
Stacy Swinford
Jerone Wiggins
Ashok Lath
Dillon Rozell Gross
Sharmila Tagore
Sharon Williams
Kevin Mcneil
Ranjit Chowdhry
Patsy Garrett
Alix Henry Sanders
Argentina Moore
Joyce Murrah
Cyreio Hughes
J D Barrett
Ben Burford
Jaimini Thaker
Mayambala Sekasi
Jeffrey B. Hartman
Sarita Choudhury
Mohan Gokhale
Sam Sherrill
Alix W Sanders
Michael Wawuyo
Jim Haffey
Denzel Washington
Tico Wells
Tre'demont Spearman
Charles S. Dutton
Nora Boland
Kobla Ladzekpo
James Dale
Sammy E D Senkumba
Reverend Fred Matthews
Phavin Parbario
Roshan Seth Obe
Richard Crick
Hollis Pippin
Konga Mbandu
E W Colvin
Buddy St Amant
Bonnie M Lubega
Mohan Agashe
Jimmy Din
Rajika Puri
Shung Moo Joo
Joe Seneca
Freddie Ravel
Dipti Suthar
Varsha Thaker
Willy Cobbs
Muteta Wilberforce
Sadie Carr
Sahira Nair
Immaculate Byakatonda
Amrit Panesar
L Subramaniam
Anjan Srivastava
Tony Mcghee
Karen Pinkston
Ron Kalina
Yvette Hawkins
Emanuel Mudara
Dewey Buffington
Crew
Mustaq Ashrafi
Glenn Aulepp
Paul Bakibinga
Alan Barry
Adam Bartos
Celeste Bartos
Betty Sue Bell
Antje Botschen
Gloria Bremer
Margot Bridger
Richard Bromme
Kate Butler
Charles Byamugishi
David Byarugaba
Dawn Cadena
Joseph Carasco
Kayla Chaillot
Johnny Chavanga
Jean Francois Chavrier
Preeti Chawla
Mike Chitbai
Christine Cholvin
Ted Churchill
Judy Claman
Ray Coates
Marko Costanzo
David Crank
David Crank
Margie Crimmins
Sharen Davis
Willie Dawkins
Jennifer Debell
Gary Denton
Rick Dior
Daniel Ehrenbard
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Glenn Evans
Maureen Farley
Ron Field
Susie Figgis
Stan Fortner
Bob Frazier
Patricia Freebery
Tula Goenka
Danny Graflund
Carolyn Greco
Alex Griswold
Reggie Gwin
Hope Hanafin
Andre Harris
John Higgins
Mary Hilsip
Birney Imes
Noga Isackson
David Ivy
Cedric Johnson
Moses Kajubi
Lawrence Kalule
Philip Kamau
Fabian Mpagi Kamulu
Rosemary Karamagi
Dan Karlok
Sam Kasirye
Richard Kasozi
George Katamba
David Kateete
Joseph Katongole
Richard Kerekes
Steve Koch
Kenneth Kroll
Edward Lachman
Susan Lazarus
Joshua Levin
John Lewis
Julie Lindner
Marissa Littlefield
Marissa Littlefield
Cris Lombardi
Tommy Louie
Jim Lunden
Ellen Lutter
Susan Lyall
Benson Ndonye Maingi
Hajira Majid
Rupesh Manek
Andrea Marcelli
Peter Mavromates
Clement Mawenu
Joseph Mbaziira
Michael Mccormick
Patrick Mcdill
Michael A Mcfadden
Winsome G. Mckoy
Lee Mclemore
Sylvia Menno
Paul Merwin
Jennifer Meyer
Maxi Michael
Bob Minor
Keith Mitchell
Eva Monley
Napoleon Moore
Maida N. Morgan
Tony Mottola
Geoffrey Mubiru
Charles Kahuha Munene
Samuel Musisi
Margo Myers
Mira Nair
Rachel Namutebi
Ameeta Nanji
Ameeta Nanji
Phil Neilson
Michael Nozik
Christopher O'donnell
Kelly O'gurian
Nelson Ochieng
Jimmy Odongo
Anne Olivecrona
Ahamed Sheikh Omar
John Panikar
Kinnari Panikar
Janet Paparazzo
Ayesha Patel
Hemant Patel
Noelle Penraat
Daniel Pershing
Tim Pershing
Lydia Pilcher
Lydia Pilcher
Elise Pittman
Mary Ellen Porto
Sammie Pulley
Suzanne Rampe
Larry Robinson
Cherie L Rodgers
Patricia Rodrigue
Thom Rotella
Tad Russell
Tom Sabavume
Jefferson Sage
David Scharnberg
Jeanette Scott
James Sebudde
Mahmood Sentenza
Doreen Shalita
Edna M Sheen
Paige M Sibley
Eve Silvester
Roberto Silvi
Ranjeet Singh
Sherrill Smith
Madhulika Somasekhar
Cliff Spivey
Dinaz Stafford
Dinaz Stafford
Nyle Steiner
Tracy Heather Strain
L Subramaniam
Viji Subramaniam
Andy Summers
Sooni Taraporevala
Sattar Tari
Chris Thornton
Buteraba Elom Tibanagwa
John Bosco Tutumwesigye
Nilita Vachani
Rob Vaupel
Vinod R Venkataraman
Justus Vincent
Thomas Vranesich
Ken Walker
Theo Wamala
Eric Ward
Virgil L Ware
Jerry Watts
David Weathers
Greg Wilkinson
Eric Wilson
Linda Wilson
Tom Zafian
Michael Zimbrich
Gene Zippo
Paul Zydel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States February 14, 1992
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States January 1992
Released in United States November 1991
Released in United States October 1991
Released in United States on Video September 9, 1992
Released in United States September 1991
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1992
Wide Release in United States February 28, 1992
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.
Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1991.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.
Shown at Stockholm Film Festival November 15-24, 1991.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1992.
Shown at the Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 3-14, 1991.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Women's Film Week) September 27 - October 6, 1991.
First English language film for director Mira Nair who marked her feature directorial debut with "Salaam Bombay!" (India/France/United Kingdom/1987).
Received an Osella d'Oro award for Best Screenplay at the 1991 Venice Film Festival.
Began shooting August 27, 1990.
Completed shooting October 13, 1990.
Film noted: "In memory of Mohamed Oreste Wafula."
Originally planned for US release by Cinecom Entertainment.
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Women's Film Week) September 27 - October 6, 1991.)
Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1992.)
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1992
Expanded Release in United States February 14, 1992
Wide Release in United States February 28, 1992
Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at the Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 3-14, 1991.)
Released in United States on Video September 9, 1992
Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.)
Released in United States November 1991 (Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1991.)
Released in United States November 1991 (Shown at Stockholm Film Festival November 15-24, 1991.)
Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.)
