The Mistress of Spices (2005)

Synopsis The Mistress of Spices (2005) In India, Tilo has the ability of foreseeing the future. When their parents are killed by bandits, she is kidnapped but escapes and is raised by the First Mother in a sort of traditional cult of spices. She becomes the Mistress of Spices and is sent to the Spice Bazaar in San Francisco, with the mission of following three basic rules: help her clients to accomplish their desires with the spices, but never hers; never leave the store; and never be touched in the skin. When she meets the handsome American architect Doug, she feels a great attraction and desire for him, breaking the first rule and being punished by the spices. ??Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Worldwide Gross: $1,337,846 Soundtrack: Don't Shake Me Up (Written and Performed by Tanita Tikaram)