

Hideous Kinky
1999-02-04 · 98 min · ★ 5.9
In 1972, disenchanted about the dreary conventions of English life, 25-year-old Julia heads for Morocco with her daughters, six-year-old Lucy and precocious eight-year-old Bea.
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Production details
- Directors
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Production companies
- L Films, Arts Council of England, AMLF, The Film Consortium, Greenpoint Films, BBC Film
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,263,279
Top Cast
Kate WinsletJulia
Saïd TaghmaouiBilal
Pierre ClémentiSantoni
Abigail CruttendenCharlotte
Ahmed BoulaneBen Said
Sira StampeEva
AmidouSufi Sheikh
Michelle FairleyPatricia
Kevin McKiddHenning
Peter Youngblood HillsHippy
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