7.5
Jules and Jim
1962
“He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!”
Holy Smoke (1999)
September 4, 19991h 55mEN
5.7
227 votes
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.
Director
Jane CampionWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Budget
$15.0M
Revenue
$1.8M
Production Companies
Jan Chapman ProductionsMiramax
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User Reviews
Wuchak
6.0**_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…
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