Women Talking (2022)

Women Talking (2022)

Women come together and decide their fate in this harrowing but hopeful tale about power, guilt, abuse, and forgiveness

The Very Best

8.3

Movie

United States of America
English
Drama
2022
FEMALE DIRECTOR, SARAH POLLEY
August Winter, Ben Whishaw, Claire Foy
104 min

What it's about

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.

The take

Not much happens in Women Talking, but what it lacks in action it more than makes up for in message. As the wronged women of an insular Christian colony decide whether they should leave or stay in their community, valuable points on each side are raised and debated fiercely. Are the men at fault or is there a bigger problem at hand? Is it sacrilegious to refuse forgiveness? Will leaving really solve anything? 

The women of this ultraconservative and anti-modern community may not know how to read or write, but years of toiling away on land, family, and faith have made them wise beyond their years, which makes their discussion all the more captivating and powerful. Relevant themes, coupled with director Sarah Polley’s poetic shots and the cast’s all-around stellar performances, make Women Talking a uniquely compelling and timeless watch.

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