Review of Holy Man (1998) by Anatoliy B — 08 Sep 2007

I love this film.

I call it gandhi meets QVC lol.

This review of Holy Man (1998) was written by Anatoliy B on 08 Sep 2007.

Holy Man has generally received mixed reviews.

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