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Summary:

The women of an insular, ultraconservative religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together in the aftermath of pervasive sexual assault to figure out how they might move forward to build a better world for themselves and their children. They discuss how to proceed after the exposure of vicious serial rapes perpetrated by the men of their own community who used livestock tranquilizers to drug female community members of all ages, violently raping them at night. Stay and fight or leave. They will not do nothing.

Contributors:

Polley, Sarah , film director, screenwriter

Gardner, Dede , film producer

Kleiner, Jeremy , film producer

McDormand, Frances , film producer, actor

Mara, Rooney , actor

Foy, Claire, 1984- , actor

Buckley, Jessie, 1989- , actor

Ivey, Judith, 1951- , actor

McCarthy, Sheila , actor

McLeod, Michelle , actor

Hallett, Kate , actor

McNeil, Liv , actor

Winter, A. (August) , actor

Whishaw, Ben, 1980- , actor

Montpellier, Luc , director of photography

Donaldson, Christopher (Film editor) , editor of moving image work

Kalloo, Roslyn , editor of moving image work

Hildur Guðnadóttir , composer

Toews, Miriam, 1964-

Orion Pictures , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Plan B Entertainment , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Hear/Say Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Universal Pictures (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Studio Distribution Services (Firm) , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

English or French dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles.

Related Works:

Based on: Women talking [by Toews, M.]

Subjects:

Mennonite women — Drama

Rape — Drama

Religious communities — Drama

Misogyny — Drama

Conspiracies — Drama

Mennonite women

Rape

Religious communities

Misogyny

Conspiracies

Sexual assault

Sexual violence

DVDs

Genres:

Motion pictures

DVDs

Drama

Religious films

Psychological films

Feminist films

Feature films

Fiction films

Film adaptations

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Social problem films

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0.

Performers:

Cast: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Kate Hallett, Liv McNeil, August Winter, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand.

Production Credits:

Director and screenwriter, Sarah Polley ; producers, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand ; cinematographer, Luc Montpellier ; film editors, Christopher Donaldson, Roslyn Kalloo ; music, Hildur Guðnadóttir.

General Notes:

Title from disc surface.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities
Based upon the book by Miriam Toews.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
Anamorphic widescreen (2.76:1).
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, 2022.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic content including sexual assault, bloody images, and some strong language.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.76:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

WOM 2022 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 191329241189
Universal Product Code: 191329239346
Global Trade Identification Number 14: 00191329241189
Publisher Number, Universal: 1000824659 (container)
Publisher Number, Universal: 3000093046 (container)
Publisher Number, Universal: 1211773 (disc)
Publisher Number, Universal: 2000179669 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1357122113