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Holy Smoke (1999)

R 12/03/1999 (US) Comedy, Drama 1h 55m

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He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!

Overview

While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.

Jane Campion

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Anna Campion

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Kate Winslet

Ruth Barron
Harvey Keitel

PJ Waters
Julie Hamilton

Mum
Sophie Lee

Yvonne
Dan Wyllie

Robbie
Paul Goddard

Tim
Tim Robertson

Dad
George Mangos

Yanni
Kerry Walker

Puss
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A review by Wuchak

60%

Written by Wuchak on November 7, 2023

The power of a whoa-man to turn even the most hardened male into a loaf of bread

A young woman from Sydney (Kate Winslet) becomes a follower of a guru in Delhi, so her family hires a top deprogrammer (Harvey Keitel) to liberate her from the cult’s brainwashing, which is carried out at an isolated cabin in the Outback.

"Holy Smoke" (1999) is similar to “The Piano” from six years prior (also starring Keitel), which isn’t surprising since it was made by the same writer/director. Both are adult-oriented drama/romances, but this one is set in the modern day and is just as much a quirky c... read the rest.

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