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Women Talking

Women Talking

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Leave.

20226.81h 44m

Overview

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

Directed by Sarah Polley
Written by Sarah Polley, Miriam Toews
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $7.6M

Top Cast

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

Ona

Claire Foy

Claire Foy

Salome

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Mariche

Judith Ivey

Judith Ivey

Agata

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

August

Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Greta

Kate Hallett

Kate Hallett

Autje

Michelle McLeod

Michelle McLeod

Mejal

L

Liv McNeil

Neitje

August Winter

August Winter

Melvin

Themes & Keywords

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About Women Talking

Women Talking is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of rape, based on novel or book, faith, illiteracy, bolivia, mennonites. Directed by Sarah Polley, it stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley. A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

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