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Hideous Kinky (film)

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This article is about the 1998 film. For the 1992 novel, see Hideous Kinky.

Hideous Kinky is a 1998 drama directed by Scottish director Gillies MacKinnon. Based on Esther Freud's semi-autobiographical 1992 novel of the same name, it follows a young English mother who moves from London to Morocco with her two young daughters in the early 70s. The film stars Kate Winslet and French-Moroccan actor Saïd Taghmaoui. The soundtrack mixes original music with songs from the 60s, including tracks from Canned Heat, Richie Havens and the Incredible String Band.

Hideous Kinky
Hideous Kinky film poster
Directed by	Gillies MacKinnon
Produced by	Ann Scott
Screenplay by	Billy MacKinnon
Based on	Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
Starring	Kate Winslet Saïd Taghmaoui
Music by	John E. Keane
Cinematography	John de Borman
Edited by	Pia Di Ciaula
Production company	AMLF Arts Council of England BBC The Film Consortium Greenpoint Films L Films
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	2 October 1998
Running time	98 min.
Country	United States
Language	English French Arabic
Budget	£3.2 million[1]
Box office	$1,263,279 (Domestic)[2]