
Film
The Mystic Masseur
2001 · 1h 57m · Drama · Comedy
- IMDb
- 5.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 51%
- Metacritic
- 64
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Overview
Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does get considerable success, so much so that he becomes famous as a miracle worker, having cured a man of sharing intimacy with his bicycle; prevented a man from believing that he can fly; and convincing a young woman to end her fast. His fame spreads all over the island and thousands throng to seek his blessings, which he does dole out quite benevolently, without charging any fees from the poor and the needy. He then decides to spread his wings by challenging the local politician Pandit Narayan Chandrashekhar alias Cyrus T., and takes over The Hindu Organization, thence opening his way to a seat in the prestigious Member of the Legislative Assembly
Cast

Aasif Mandvi
Ganesh
Albert Laveau
Headmaster

Jimi Mistry
Pratap Cooper

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Beharry

Om Puri
Ramlogan

Ayesha Dharker
Leela

Sakina Jaffrey
Suruj Mooma

Zohra Sehgal
Auntie

James Fox
Mr. Stewart

Rez Kempton
Basdeo
Crew
- Ismail MerchantDirector
- Caryl PhillipsWriter
- V.S. NaipaulNovel
- Nayeem HafizkaProducer
- Richard HawleyProducer
- Ernest VinczeDirector of Photography
- Zakir HussainOriginal Music Composer
- Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
- Roberto SilviEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 5, 2001
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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