Holy Smoke Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jane Campion
Genres: Drama
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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. Mark Deming, Rovi
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