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Mississippi Masala
1991
Mira Nair
1991·R·
United States,
United Kingdom
Award tierGold
Metascore
An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.
Cast
Denzel Washington·Sarita Choudhury·Roshan Seth·Sharmila Tagore
Languages
Major Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Wins (1)
Festival Grand Prize
Venice Film Festival (1991)
Best Film
Nominations (1)
Other
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1993)
Best Feature