Released:
1991-09-18

Overview:
Years 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.

Director:
Mira Nair

Runtime:
1h 58min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Denzel Washington
  as
  Demetrius Williams
• 
  Sarita Choudhury
  as
  Mina
• 
  Roshan Seth
  as
  Jay
• 
  Sharmila Tagore
  as
  Kinnu
• 
  Charles S. Dutton
  as
  Tyrone Williams