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The mystic masseur

In this film, based on the comic novel of Trinidad life by Nobel Prize winner V.S. Naipaul, the hero, Ganesh Ransumair, is a schoolteacher in the island's capital city, Port of Spain. He learns that his father has died, and he travels back to his country village where he arranges for the burial. Once there he realizes that if he is to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer, he should probably stay in the village and write. He is determined to make something of himself in the world.

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  • ""Set amidst the large and prosperous Indian community in mid-20th century Trinidad, The mystic masseur 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."--Container."
  • "In this film, based on the comic novel of Trinidad life by Nobel Prize winner V.S. Naipaul, the hero, Ganesh Ransumair, is a schoolteacher in the island's capital city, Port of Spain. He learns that his father has died, and he travels back to his country village where he arranges for the burial. Once there he realizes that if he is to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer, he should probably stay in the village and write. He is determined to make something of himself in the world."@en
  • "Story of the rise and decline of an ambitious young man in the expatriate Hindu community in Trinidad. After his father dies, Ganesh (Aasif Mandvi), an aspiring writer, goes to his father's village and takes over his massage business. Though his writing efforts nearly break up his marriage with Leela, the publication of his first book brings them back together--but opens up all kinds of other troubles. With the help of a little showmanship, Ganesh builds a reputation as a healer and a wise man; but when his reputation leads him to get into politics, he loses his path."
  • ""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"--Container."@en
  • "Ganesh, a former teacher and masseur, moves back to his native home after his father dies and while he struggles to be a writer, becomes a masseur and healer again, and something of a local legend."
  • "The story of Ganesh, 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. Set amidst the large and prosperous Indian community in mid-20th century Trinidad."@en
  • ""Set amidst the large and prosperous Indian community in mid-20th century Trinidad, The mystic masseur 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"--Container."@en

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