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He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!
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While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.
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Redemption ArcConfronting Past TraumaPsychological BreakdownFamily InterventionUnraveling Family SecretsUnreliable NarratorCaptivity And ManipulationCult Deprogramming








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Directed by: Jane Campion, Dion Beebe
Produced by: Catherine Bishop, Jan Chapman, Julie Goldstein
Composed by: Angelo Badalamenti
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