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The Mystic Masseur
| Rating: | PG (for mild language) |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | May 3, 2002 |
| Running time: | 117 minutes |
| Cast: | Aasif Mandvi, Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Ayesha Dharker, Zohra Segal |
| Director: | Ismail Merchant |
| Producer: | Nayeem Hafizka, Richard Hawley |
| Writer: | Caryl Phillips |
| Distributor: | ThinkFilm |
Description: In colonial 1940s Trinidad, schoolteacher Ganesh is a man determined to write a book. Moving from the Port of Spain to his country village, Ganesh sets up shop as a masseur to support himself and his radiant new wife, Leela, while pursuing his dream. He soon becomes an expert on Hinduism and mystical "healing" and proclaims himself the Mystic Masseur; propelled by fame, Ganesh enters politics, a move that forces him to face an inherent conflict between his ambitions and his values.
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