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‘ Women Talking’ Trailer Claire Foy Jessie Buckley and Rooney Mara Anchor a Religious Colony in Crisis
Ben Whishaw Frances McDormand and Judith Ivey also star in Sarah Polley s feature based on Miriam Toews novel
Samantha Bergeson Oct 10, 2022 1:00 pm Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk “Women Talking” Should violence against women beget violence against their men assailants? The trailer for “Women Talking” captures Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, and Sheila McCarthy debating what steps should be taken about the rampant rape in their remote religious community. Ben Whishaw also stars. Based on Miriam Toews’ novel, “Women Talking” marks Sarah Polley’s first film since her 2012 autobiographical documentary “Stories We Tell” and her first narrative feature since 2011’s “Take This Waltz.” Given the subject matter, this proved among Polley’s most challenging films to date. “We had a therapist on set for the more difficult scenes,” Polley told IndieWire. “She's this woman named Doctor Laurie Haskell who specializes in trauma after sexual assault. Hard stuff came up for a lot of people, not just cast and crew. It's not just that we were showing violent scenes. We were bringing up thoughts and feelings and emotions that a lot of people had been living with for a long time. Some of those conversations made their way into the film.”Related
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