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Women Talking 2022
A 2022 American drama film, Women Talking is written and directed by Sarah Polley. Based on a 2018 novel by Miriam Toews, the story draws from real events involving gas-facilitated rapes within the Manitoba Colony, an isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia. The narrative centers on a group of women who deliberate their next steps after learning that men in their colony have been sexually assaulting them.
The film stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, all of whom also produced the project. It marks the final release from United Artists Releasing before the studio merged with MGM on March 4, 2023.
Women Talking made its debut at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022. It opened in select U.S. theaters on December 23, 2022, followed by a wider release on January 27, 2023 through United Artists Releasing. Critics responded positively, praising Polley's direction and screenplay, the acting, and the musical score. Some reviewers criticized its messaging. The film earned just $9 million at the box office despite a $20 million budget, resulting in a financial failure.
Despite this, it was honored as one of the top ten films of 2022 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. Additionally, it won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Critics' Choice Awards, Writers Guild of America Awards, and the Academy Awards. This recognition marks Orion Pictures’s first nomination for Best Picture since The Silence of the Lambs.
Cast
- Rooney MaraOna Friesen
- Claire FoySalome Friesen
- Jessie BuckleyMariche Loewen
- Judith IveyAgata Friesen
- Sheila McCarthyGreta Loewen
- Michelle McLeodMejal Loewen
- Kate HallettAutje Loewen
- Liv McNeilNeitje Friesen
- August WinterMelvin Gerbrandt
- Ben WhishawAugust Epp
- Frances McDormandScarface Janz
- Kira GuloienAnna
- Shayla BrownHelena
- Nathaniel McParlandAaron
- Eli HamKlaas
- Emily MitchellMiep
Crew
- Director
- Sarah Polley
- Screenplay
- Sarah Polley
- Producer
- Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand
- Cinematography
- Luc Montpellier
- Editing
- Christopher Donaldson, Roslyn Kalloo
- Music
- Hildur Guðnadóttir
Details
- Production
- Hear/Say Productions, Orion Pictures (through Amazon MGM Studios), Plan B Entertainment
- Distributor
- United Artists Releasing
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $9.3 million
