Stars: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Sophie Lee, Pam Grier, Julie Hamilton, Paul Goddard

Director: Jane Campion

Summary: An Austrailian family try to rescue their daughter, Ruth, who has embraced the teachings of an Indian guru called Baba. They enlist the help of an American counselor who specialises in reconditioning the minds of members of religious cults...

In this wildly inventive film from director Jane Campion (THE PIANO), Kate Winslet stars as Ruth, a headstrong Australian woman determined to get back to India in time to join a group marriage to her guru. Her family, hoping to break the cult leader's psychic grip on Ruth, hires P.J. (Harvey Keitel), a macho American deprogramming expert teetering on the brink of a nervous breakdown. A no-holds-barred battle of the psyches, cultures, and sexes ensues as P.J. and Ruth fight, connive, and eventually fall into bed together in what becomes a mutual search for individual truth. The strong performances of the two stars, a hilariously offbeat script (cowritten by Campion and her sister, Anna), and a wealth of delicious, texture-enhancing flourishes (including some surreal bits of computer animation, Pam Grier's work in a small role as P.J.'s partner, and a wild opening sequence set to Neil Diamond's "Holly Holy") combine to make HOLY SMOKE a weird, winning blend of goofy comedy and hallucinatory mysticism.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Writer's commentary, Actor's commentary, Theatrical trailer, TV spot
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1999
Release Date:	May 12, 2008
Runtime:	110 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	F4 D V D 90064
Keywords:	Holy, Comedy, General, Smoke, Wide, Screen, Drama
Genre:	Drama