Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) 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 (Denzel Washington) challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with big-hearted humor and keen insight, Mira Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and radical celebration of love’s power to break down the barriers between us.

Paired films discount—purchase a ticket for In America alongside Mississippi Masala in the same order for a discount: buy both tickets for $20 total for members and $25 total for nonmembers.