HOLY SMOKE

Year: 1999
USA: Miramax Films
UK: FilmFour
Cast: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Pam Grier, Sophie Lee, Tim Robertson, Julie Hamilton, Daniel Wyllie, Paul Goddard,George Mangos, Kerry Walker, Les Dayman, Samantha Murray, Sandy Gutman, Simon Anderson
Director: Jane Campion
Country: USA
USA & UK: 114 mins
USA Rated: R for strong sexuality and language
UK Certificate: 18 for strong sex, language and infrequent drug use
USA Release Date: 18 February (Limited release)
USA Release Date: 14 January (Limited release)
USA Release Date: 3 December (Limited Release - Oscar engagement)
UK Release Date: 31 March 2000

Synopsis

Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel star in a powerful, erotic drama that shows nothing is sacred and no-one is immune to the power of seduction.

A beautiful woman goes backpacking in India in search of adventure but finds a guru with more than enlightenment on his mind. When the news reaches her family, they imagine the worst and invent an emergency to get her home, hiring a top American cult-buster to bring her to her senses. But she's not about to give up her new-found Nirvana without a struggle and the de-programming session escalates into an all-out battle of the sexes.