It’s said that sex and religion are two subjects that no one can discuss without arguing; writer/director Jane Campion tackles both head-on in this satiric comedy drama. On a trip to India, Australian Ruth (Kate Winslet) has a spiritual awakening and embraces the teachings of a guru named Baba. Back home in Sydney, Ruth’s mother and father (Julie Hamilton and Tim Robertson) are appalled to learn that their daughter now answers to the name Nazni and has no intention of returning. Mother visits her daughter in India in hopes of convincing her to come home, but it’s not until she suffers a life-threatening asthma attack that Ruth agrees to return for a visit. Mother pretends to arrange a meeting with Ruth’s father, who has been ill, and this trick lands Ruth in the clutches of P.J. Waters (Harvey Keitel), an American exit counselor who deprograms members of religious cults. Waters begins to loosen Ruth’s belief in Baba’s teachings, but P.J. finds himself sexually attracted to Ruth, and in time she allows him to seduce her. Ruth soon turns the tables on P.J., as she discovers that sex allows her to make mincemeat of his long-held beliefs as a macho, misogynist male. Jane’s sister Anna Campion, herself a director, co-authored the screenplay; Pam Grier appears in a supporting role as P.J.’s partner and girlfriend., Vivid, sensual storytelling from NZ director Jane Campion. Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel strike sparks off each other in their roles as mixed-up young woman and eccentric psychiatrist., When Kate Winslet becomes involved with an Indian cult, her mother tricks her into returning to Australia and enrols her in the programme of American exit counsellor Harvey Keitel. As he begins to loosen her faith, so he finds himself falling for her and soon, she discovers that sex allows her to turn the tables of him in Jane Campion’s psychological drama., When their daughter becomes the brainwashed victim of a religious cult, her parents hire a deprogrammer., Kate Winslet stars in this disturbing and satiric look at how a family copes with a cult. She plays a woman who becomes intrigued by a religious guru while on a trip to India. Her parents hire a deprogrammer in a desperate bid to get their daughter back to normal. Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Tim Robertson, Sophie Lee. Jane Campion directed and co-wrote (with sister Anna).
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Holy Smoke ” ?
A: The main cast includes Kate Winslet,Harvey Keitel,Julie Hamilton,Tim Robertson,Sophie Lee,Daniel Wyllie,Dan Wyllie,Pam Grier,Paul Goddard,George Mangos,Kerry Walker,Leslie Dayman,Samantha Murray,Austen Tayshus,Simon Anderson,Savrash,Saurabh Srinivasan,Dhritiman Chatterjee,Geneviève Lemon,Robert Joseph,Arif,John Samaha,Jane Edwards,Miranda Cleary,Tamsin Carroll,T’Mara Buckmaster,Ante Novakovic,Diana Kotatko,Patricia Lemon,Ethan Coker,Ellie Burchell,Morgan Watt,Luke Testo,William MacKay,David Franco,Eleanor Knox,Mark Gray,Cameron McAufliffe,Johannes Brinkmann,Eric Schussler,Joan Bogden,Robert Lee,Doc Neeson,Rick Brewster,John Brewster,Jim Hilburn,Brent Eccles,Eva Martin,Mira Wright,Polly Wright,Lior Aizenberg,S. Samaran,Michelle Abel,Adina Kumar,Jeff Silverman,Andreas Wagner,Vandana Mohindra,Lee Smith,Bob Weinstein,Noriko Watanabe,Julie Goldstein,Kerry Barden,Dion Beebe,Veronika Jenet,Janet Patterson,Billy Hopkins,Ben Osmo,Andy Brown,Tony Campbell,Harvey Weinstein,Alison Barrett,Jane Campion,Lawrence Woodward,Anna Campion,Mark Turnbull.
Q: When Did the “Holy Smoke” Released?
A: The Movie “Holy Smoke” originally aired on 1999-12-03 and released in the year of 1999.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Holy Smoke” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Holy Smoke” ?
A: “Holy Smoke” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
