An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury |
|---|---|
| Director | Mira Nair |
| Genres | Drama |
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Million Dollar Baby star Hilary Swank is set to swap her boxing gloves for pilot's goggles as she takes on the role of Amelia Earhart in a new biopic, according to industry newspaper Variety. Swank, whose also appears in current hit PS I Love You and school drama Freedom Writers, will play Earhart in the early years of her career, the paper reports. Indian director Mira Nair will be behind the camera. Her previous directing credits include Monsoon Wedding and Mississippi Masala, which starred... Read more
This season, the new black is black. Going into the Academy Awards period it's clearer than ever there has been a sea-change in the status of African-Americans in Hollywood movies. The Academy's history is self-evidently shameful. When Denzel Washington won the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Glory in 1989, he became only the third black actor to take home an Oscar. The others were Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind (1939) and Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963). In... Read more
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