Women Talking (2022) (original) (raw)
A group of women in an isolated Mennonite religious colony in Bolivia as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.
A group of women in an isolated Mennonite religious colony in Bolivia as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men. (less)
Director: Sarah Polley
Writers: Sarah Polley, Miriam Toews
Starring: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw
Producer: Dede Gardner
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| Nominee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | 2022 |
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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 19, 2022
8 / 10
There�s truth in advertising with �Women Talking,� which does indeed feature women talking for the entire run time, and these characters have plenty to be concerned about. Writer/director Sarah Polley provides an adaptation of author Miriam Toews 2018 book of the same name, which spotlights sudden panic and extended debate with female members of a Mennonite colony when they discover horrors beyond their imagination, forced to make a choice about their future survival. Polley wisely avoids the inherent staginess of the material with a nicely cinematic interpretation, hunting for poetic moments ...read more...
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