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TitleThe mystic masseurTypeMonographContributionMerchant, Ismail (film director)Pritish Nandy Communications (production company)Merchant Ivory Productions (presenter)Hussain, Zakir, 1951-2024 (composer)Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012 (composer)Silvi, Roberto (editor of moving image work)Vincze, Ernie (cinematographer)Fox, James, 1939- (actor)Jaffrey, Sakina (actor)Kempton, Rez (actor)Segal, Zohra, 1912-2014 (actor)Bhaskar, Sanjeev, 1964- (actor)Mistry, Jimi, 1973- (actor)Dharker, Ayesha, 1977- (actor)Mandvi, Aasif, 1966- (actor)Puri, Om (actor)Phillips, Caryl (screenwriter)Hawley, Richard (Producer) (film producer)Hafizka, Nayeem (film producer) Color ContentcolorpolychromeCould not render: bf:code Moving Image Technique(s)live actionCould not render: bf:code NoteVideodisc container; Copyright data sheet; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed July 17, 2023.Summary"Set amidst the large and prosperous Indian community in mid-20th century Trinidad, [the film] is a magical, bittersweet fable about Ganesh (Aasif Mandvi), a young, aspiring author whose unexpected talents as a healer bring him local fame and enable him to realize his ambitions as a writer. But he also realizes his limitations when his reputation as the legendary 'mystic masseur' propels him to national renown and draws him far from his roots and his true self."--ContainerCaptureFilmed in Trinidad, England, and New York.Intended AudienceMPAA rating: PG.DurationPT118MSound ContentsoundCould not render: bf:code Origin Date(s)2001 Authorized Access PointThe mystic masseurHistory of WorkPremiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 5, 2001; released theatrically in 2002.Based on the novel: The mystic masseur by V.S. Naipaul.