Women Talking
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Women Talking is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley, adapted from Miriam Toews’ novel about a group of Mennonite women grappling with systemic sexual abuse in their isolated religious community.
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| Women Talking (2022 film) score | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian-American co-production
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| academyAward |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| academyAwardResult |
Nominated for Best Picture
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Won Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ |
| adaptationType | loose adaptation of novel’s events ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Miriam Toews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Women Talking (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ben Whishaw
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Frances McDormand NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Ivey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Hallett NERFINISHED ⓘ Liv McNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle McLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Luc Montpellier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hildur Guðnadóttir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| director | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Christopher Donaldson
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Roslyn Kalloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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independent film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Claire Foy
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Jessie Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rooney Mara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metacriticScoreRange | high 70s to low 80s ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Mennonite women debating whether to stay and fight or leave their colony ⓘ |
| producer |
Dede Gardner
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Frances McDormand NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Kleiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producersGuildOfAmericaAward | PGA Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Plan B Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| rotorTomatoesRatingApprox | above 85 percent ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenActorsGuildAward | SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | isolated Mennonite colony ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseCountry |
Canada
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate |
2022-12-23
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2023-01-20 ⓘ |
| theme |
collective decision-making
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feminism ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Telluride Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereDate | 2022-09-02 ⓘ |
| writersGuildOfAmericaAward | WGA Award for Adapted Screenplay nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Women Talking (2022 film) score