1991-09-18 Drama, Romance, 1h 58m
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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.
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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.
Demetrius Williams
Mina
Jay
Kinnu
Tyrone Williams
Williben Williams
Anil
Pontiac
Kanti Napkin
Dexter Williams
Aunt Rose
Jammubhai
Okelo
Young Mina
Chanda
Kusumben
Harry Patel
Alicia LeShay
Mrs. Robinson
Skillet
Gossip Aunty #1
Gossip Aunty #2
Tadice
DJ
Bubba
Piggly Wiggly Checker
White Truck Driver
Police Officer
Joe
Grandcraw
Lady at Lusco's
Clarence
Grandaddy
Student
Biloxi Cop
Businessman
Bank Manager
Phinias T. Turnbull
Barber
James
Mildred
White Customer
Postman
Chinese Customer
Sylvester Artiste III
Evangelist
Rapper #1
Rapper #2
Rapper #3
Rapper #4
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #1
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
Soldier on Bus
Young Jay
Young Okelo
Okelo's Mother
Mrs. Bedi
Bharat
Teacher
Taxi Driver
Prison Captain
Idi Amin
Soldier at Roadblock
Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue$7,310,000
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