The Mystic Masseur (2001)
117 min
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
- Data de estreia
- 5 de outubro de 2001
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos, Reino Unido
Elenco
- Om Puri como Ramlogan
- James Fox como Mr. Stewart
- Aasif Mandvi como Ganesh
- Albert Laveau como Headmaster
- Jimi Mistry como Pratap Cooper
- Sanjeev Bhaskar como Beharry
- Ayesha Dharker como Leela
- Sakina Jaffrey como Suruj Mooma
- Zohra Sehgal como Auntie
- Rez Kempton como Basdeo
Equipe
- Ismail Merchant · Diretor(a)
- V.S. Naipaul · Roteirista
- Caryl Phillips · Roteirista
- Nayeem Hafizka · Produtor(a)
- Richard Hawley · Produtor(a)
- Zakir Hussain · Compositor(a)
- Richard Robbins · Compositor(a)
- Ernest Vincze · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Roberto Silvi · Editor(a)
- Lucy Richardson · Diretor(a) de arte