# Holy Smoke! - Auf der Suche nach Erleuchtung (1999)

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**Original title**: *Holy Smoke*
**Runtime**: 115 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Jane Campion
**Written by**: Jane Campion, Anna Campion
**Starring**: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Dan Wyllie, Paul Goddard

> *He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that thinks it's about mind control, but is really about a battle of wills. An Australian family hires a "deprogrammer" to rescue their daughter from an Indian cult. Turns out, he's the one who needs rescuing. It's not subtle, but it does have Harvey Keitel in the outback.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, sexy, tender, unhinged

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