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Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Holy Smoke
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Film Details - Miramax Films , 1999

Producers:

Jan Chapman (Producer)
Julie Goldstein (Executive Producer)
Mark Turnbull (Associate Producer)
Harvey Weinstein (Executive Producer)
Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer)

Production Companies:

Miramax
India Take One Productions

Director of Photography:

Dion Beebe

Editors:

Veronika Jenet

Production Designers:

Janet Patterson (alos Costume Design)

Composer:

Angelo Badalamenti

Cast:

Incl. Kate Winslet (Ruth), Harvey Keitel (PJ Waters), Julie Hamilton (Mum), Sophie Lee (Yvonne), Daniel Wyllie (Robbie), Paul Goddard (Tim), Tim Robertson (Dad), George Mangos (Yani), Kerry Walker (Puss), Les Dayman (Bill-Bil), Samantha Murray (Prue), Sandy Gutman [aka Austin Tayshus] (Stan), Simon Anderson (Fabio), Pam Grier (Carol), Genevieve Lemon (Rahi), Tamsion Carroll (Jodie), Jane Edwards (Priya), Miranda Cleary (Priya's daughter).

Release Dates:

1. First exhibited at the 1999 Venice Film Festival (Italy); 1999 New York Film Festival (USA); 1999 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwon); 2000 (Febio Film Festival, Czech Republic); 2000 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Argentina); 2000 Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hong Kong); 2000 Cinemanila Film Festival (Philippines).
2. Commercial release dates: France 24 November 1999; Switzerland 24 November 1999 (French-speaking region); USA 3 December 1999 (limited); Denmark 17 December 1999; Sweden 25 December 1999; Australia 26 December 1999; New Zealand 26 December 1999; USA 14 January 2000 (limited); Israel 10 February 2000; Norway 11 February 2000; Belgium 16 February 2000; Singapore 17 February 2000; USA 22 February 2000; Finland 24 March 2000; UK 31 March 2000; Cyprus 7 April 2000; Netherlands 13 April 2000; Czech Republic 20 April 2000; Thailand 21 April 2000; Hong Kong 4 May 2000; Iceland 19 May 2000; Argentina 1 June 2000; Switzerland 1 June 2000 (German-speaking region); Turkey 9 June 2000; Philippines 12 July 2000; Hungary 15 August 2000 (video premiere); Italy 1 September 2000; Spain 1 September 2000; Egypt 4 April 2001; Japan 31 May 2003.
3. Released in Australia on DVD format in 1999 by Roadshow Entertainment. Released on both videocasste and DVD format in 2000 by Miramax (USA) and in 2001 by Video Collection International (UK).

Location:

  • Flinders Ranges and Hawker (South Australia); Fox Studios, Kingsford Smith International Airport, and Sans Souci (Sydney, NSW); New Delhi (India) and Pushkar (Rajasthan, India).

Post Production:

Spectrum Films International

Awards:

  • Venice Film Festival (1999), Elvira Notari Prize - Janes Campion and Kate Winslet
  • Venice Film Festival (1999), Golden Lion - Jane Campion

Notes:

1. Also known as Evadarea (Romania), Fogo Sagrado! (Brazil), Holy Smoke - Fuoco sacro (Italy), Holy Smoke! (USA - video box title), Holy smoke - pyhässä pilvessä (Finland), Humo sagrado (Argentina), Ieros kapnos! (Greece), Kutsal duman (Turkey), Le feu sacré (Canada - French title).
2. Holy Smoke grossed US $1,758,780 in the US and US $1,821,943 in foreign markets for a worldwide box office of US $3,580,723 (Source: The Numbers - http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/HLYSM.php).

Subjects:
Settings:
  • c
    India,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
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