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The Mystic Masseur

on BBC Two England

Atmospheric satirical drama, showing in tribute to director Ismail Merchant, who died last month.
Based on the novel by VS Naipaul, the drama stars Om Puri and James Fox. Following the death of his masseur father, a teacher with ambitions to become a writer returns to his roots among Trinidad's Asian community. Review page 52. (2001, PG) Film Highlights: page 48
Followed by The Witness

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