Hideous Kinky

~A journey to love.

Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1999-02-05
Budget: $12000000
Revenue: $1263279
Runtime: 98 min

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