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A young woman sleeping alone in bed wakes to find bruises and wounds on her hips and upper inner thighs—injuries sustained from rape. In 2010, the women and girls of an isolated Mennonite colony discover that the men have been using livestock tranquilizer to subdue and rape them.
Jan 20, 2023 · Women Talking: Directed by Sarah Polley. With Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Emily Mitchell, Kate Hallett. Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
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- Drama
- Sarah Polley
- 2023-01-20
Dec 23, 2022 · A film adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel about a group of Mennonite women who discuss their options after a mass rape in their community. The review praises the dialogue, the acting, and the director's trust in the material, but questions the point-of-view shift and the visual style.
Oct 10, 2022 · From director Sarah Polley, watch the official trailer for #WomenTalking now, starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand.
- 2 min
- 10.1M
- Amazon MGM Studios
Sep 14, 2022 · Women Talking, her 7th novel, uses the horrific rapes as the basis for an explanation of how women speak when they are living in a place that denies them that right. It’s an austere novel...
- 2 min
- Esther Zuckerman
Jan 20, 2023 · In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
- (297)
- Drama
- PG-13
Toews' novel centers on the secret meetings of eight Mennonite women who, on behalf of the other women in the colony, must decide how to react to these traumatic events. They have only 48 hours before the colony men, who are away to post bail for the rapists, return.
