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6.4Years 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.
Released: 1991-09-18118 minDir: Mira NairDrama, RomanceBudget: $5.0MBox office: $7.3M
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Cast
- Denzel Washington as Demetrius Williams
- Sarita Choudhury as Mina
- Roshan Seth as Jay
- Sharmila Tagore as Kinnu
- Charles S. Dutton as Tyrone Williams
- Joe Seneca
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1991 American films1991 English-language films1991 films1991 independent films1991 romantic drama filmsAfrican-American filmsAfrican-American romantic drama filmsBritish Indian filmsCultural depictions of Idi AminEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms about forced migration