“Before
Women Talking,
I had never read a scenario where we heard the voices of women with such clarity.
Heroines with thunderous words, with intimate convictions, ”
says Claire Foy astonished.
Enigmatic and inscrutable in
The Crown
, the iconic young Elizabeth II from Netflix's flagship series raises her voice and doesn't mince words in the all-female tale by Sarah Polley, who adapts the novel based on a true story by her fellow Canadian. Miriam Toew.
In an isolated religious community in North America, reminiscent of the Mennonites, women realize that they and their daughters have been drugged and raped by the men.
The latter went to town to pay bail for those who were arrested.
In their absence, three matriarchs and their daughters gather in the village barn to decide: should they forgive?
Should they take revenge?
Should they leave?
How to reconcile their faith with the sordid reality?
Claire Foy plays Salome, the most…
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