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Mississippi Masala
Summary: 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.
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 5,000,000
Domestic: $ 7,332,515
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africaafrican americanasian americanbeachbiculturalbiloxi mississippibirthdaycommunitycultural assimilationcultural differencecultural misunderstandingculture clashculture shockdesidislocationdysfunctional familyexilef ratedfamily disapprovalfamily honorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipflashbackgreenwood mississippihappy birthday to youhomesicknessidi amin characterimmigrantindependent filminterracialinterracial relationshipinterracial romancejealousyliquor storelovelove testmale female relationshipmississippimotelmulti ethnicn wordpassionpayphonepiggly wigglyprejudicepunched in the faceracial prejudiceracial tensionrear end collisionreference to hector camachoreference to kareem abdul jabbarscene during end creditssensualitysmall companysocial consciousnesssouthern u.s.sucking breasttimeframe 1970stitle directed by femaletriple f ratedugandauganda kampalaworking classyear 1972year 1990
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