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Women Talking

film by Polley [2022]

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In Sarah Polley
…2022 she earned praise for Women Talking, an adaptation of Miriam Toews’s novel, which was inspired by a true story. The drama centres on female members of a cloistered religious community who contemplate leaving after a number of sexual assaults. For her adapted screenplay, Polley won her first Oscar.
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In Frances McDormand
…minor role in Sarah Polley’s Women Talking (2022), which was based on Miriam Toew’s novel about female members of a cloistered religious community who contemplate leaving after a series of sexual assaults.
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