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04/09/1999 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.

  1. Jane Campion

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kate Winslet

    Ruth Barron

  2. Harvey Keitel

    PJ Waters

  3. Julie Hamilton

    Mum

  4. Sophie Lee

    Yvonne

  5. Dan Wyllie

    Robbie

  6. Paul Goddard

    Tim

  7. Tim Robertson

    Dad

  8. George Mangos

    Yanni

  9. Kerry Walker

    Puss

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2023-11-07
**_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...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,765,545.00

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