Holy Smoke

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    115 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1999
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Australia
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Hindi
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Jane Campion
WRITTEN BY:
Anna Campion, Jane Campion
CAST INCLUDES:
Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A thrilling dramedy by Academy Award winning director Jane Campion (THE PIANO, THE POWER OF THE DOG, BRIGHT STAR) about a young woman who gets indoctrinated into a cult while travelling abroad, and her family’s efforts to bring her home. Starring Kate Winslet (REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, TITANIC) as Ruth, and Harvey Keitel (RESERVOIR DOGS, BAD LIEUTENANT, PULP FICTION) as the cult de-programmer sent to bring her back, you’re in for a wild ride full of stunning visuals and brilliant direction that Campion is known for. USA Today raves, "Every shot Campion and cinematographer Dion Beebe come up with is a compositional classic."

SYNOPSIS

While on a journey of discovery in India, a young woman - Ruth Barron - falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire P.J. Waters, a macho cult de-programmer to rescue her. But PJ quickly learns that he’s met his match in the sexy, intelligent, and iron-willed Ruth.

Holy Smoke

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    115 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1999
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Australia
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Hindi
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Jane Campion
WRITTEN BY
Anna Campion, Jane Campion
CAST INCLUDES
Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee
A thrilling dramedy by Academy Award winning director Jane Campion (THE PIANO, THE POWER OF THE DOG, BRIGHT STAR) about a young woman who gets indoctrinated into a cult while travelling abroad, and her family’s efforts to bring her home. Starring Kate Winslet (REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, TITANIC) as Ruth, and Harvey Keitel (RESERVOIR DOGS, BAD LIEUTENANT, PULP FICTION) as the cult de-programmer sent to bring her back, you’re in for a wild ride full of stunning visuals and brilliant direction that Campion is known for. USA Today raves, "Every shot Campion and cinematographer Dion Beebe come up with is a compositional classic."

While on a journey of discovery in India, a young woman - Ruth Barron - falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire P.J. Waters, a macho cult de-programmer to rescue her. But PJ quickly learns that he’s met his match in the sexy, intelligent, and iron-willed Ruth.

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