Based on the best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, Women Talking follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.
Coming together to figure out how they might move forward and build a better world for themselves and their children, they’re faced with two options: leave, or stay and fight.
Nominated for two Oscars®.
“[A]s written and directed by Sarah Polley, it is compelling, gripping, powerful, as tense as a thriller.” - Deborah Ross, The Spectator.
2022. USA. Director: Sarah Polley. Cast: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley. Duration: 1hr 44mins. Cert: 15.
Foyle Film Festival presents... Reel Lives
This event is part of Foyle Film Festival presents Reel Lives, a new short programme aiming to showcase different lives on screen, shining a light on alternative, lesser known perspectives, inspiring stories and people and communities on the margins seeing themselves on the big screen.
Reel Lives will host a series of public screenings, a primary and post primary education programme and some Foyle Film Festival favourites such as Cinematic Breakfasts and Dementia Friendly screenings.
