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Director:

Sharat Raju

Writer:

Sharat Raju

Stars:

Bernard White, Sakina Jaffrey, Kal Penn

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Bernard White	...	Anant
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Nageena
Kal Penn	...	Jagdesh (as Kalpen Modi)
Te'Amir Sweeney	...	Ranjit (as Te'Amir Yohannes Sweeney)
Haskell V. Anderson III	...	Peter Kenyon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Terrence Howard	...	Himself - Host / Narrator

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

racism | prejudice | immigrant | father son relationship | family vacation | 

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Taglines:

The road less traveled made all the difference.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site PBS/Independent Lens [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

North Edwards, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

great and insightful film about prejudice in present day United States.....

A Sikh family is stranded in the desert, in the South West, and no one will pull over and give them a jump. The patriarch's youngest son attributes it to the fact that they are of color and that their father is being perceived as a terrorist, due to his turban, dark complexion and the fact that the family clearly isn't blonde haired and blue eyed.

This film is intelligent, beautifully executed and even humorous. No doubt, this film is hard to find, but if you DO find it, please watch it. It will clue you into how our United States culture views foreigners (in this time of great social unrest), and the struggle for minorities to rise above common social and racial stereotypes.