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Holy Smoke! is a 1999 independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jane Campion, and starring Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel. Its plot follows an American exit counselor (Keitel) who attempts to deprogram a young Australian woman (Winslet) who has been indoctrinated into a new age cult in India.
- $3.6 million
- Angelo Badalamenti
Dec 26, 1999 · With Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee. Ruth's been brainwashed by a guru in Delhi, India. Her parents in Sydney hire a specialist in reversing this. Ruth is tricked to return to Australia and is isolated in an outback cabin with the specialist. It gets messy.
- (15K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Jane Campion
- 2000-02-18
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While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters...
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- Kate Winslet
A cult deprogrammer (Harvey Keitel) meets his match when he is hired to "cure" the iron-willed Ruth (Kate Winslet). Directed by Jane Campion. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
- 114 min
Feb 11, 2000 · Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Holy Smoke" begins as a movie about the deprogramming of a cult member and ends with the deprogramming of the deprogrammer. It's not even a close call. The cult member is Ruth ( Kate Winslet ), an Australian who has gone to India and allied herself with a guru.
Feb 18, 2000 · 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.
