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   Is women talking based on a true story?

   • The direct source material for Women Talking is a 2018 novel of the same name, by Canadian author Miriam Toews. Toews – inspired by the story of the Manitoba Colony – described her book as an “imagined response to real events”. The novel was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General’s Award in 2018 and for the 2019 Trillium Book Award.

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   Is women talking a good movie?

   • On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 296 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "While Women Talking sometimes forsakes entertaining drama in favor of simply getting its points across, its message is valuable -- and effectively delivered."

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   What is the premise of women talking?

   • If this sounds familiar, that’s because it is the premise for the novel -turned-film Women Talking (book by Miriam Toews; film by Sarah Polley). The plot begins with the rapists having been carted off to jail (for their own safety) and the women of an “ isolated religious community ,” wrestling with the decision to stay and fight, or to leave.

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   Is 'women talking' a movie about justice?

   • “Women Talking” starts after the otherworldly pretense has already exploded. It’s not a movie about mysterious harm but about dull, very explainable harm that has been already done. The film could also be about justice — either via violent revenge or through the legal system.

   'Women Talking,' inspired by a true story, examines patriarchal violence

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2. time.com › 6213127 › women-talking-true-story-bookThe True Story Behind Women Talking and Miriam Toews' Novel ...

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   Sep 14, 2022 · The film is a striking interpretation of a novel that is loosely based on a horrifying true story about women in a Mennonite colony who were raped persistently by the men in their community while...

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   Feb 10, 2023 · It is an extraordinary plot made even more remarkable by the fact it is based on a true story. Mennonite Communities. Women Talking takes place in the world of an ultra-conservative...

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   Dec 3, 2022 · Women Talking is based on a true story, which author Miriam Toews then drew from to create the narrative that became her 2018 novel. As with any book-to-movie adaptation, Women Talking, which was released in limited theaters on December 2, isn’t an exact replica of its source material.

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   Dec 23, 2022 · The movie, based on a 2018 novel by Miriam Toews (in turn based on a true story), and is set in 2010 in a fictional Mennonite colony. A handful of men in the community have been raping...

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   Mar 12, 2023 · Women Talking is based on a true story, one that was fictionalized by author Miriam Toews. Toews herself was born in a Mennonite community in Canada; she left when she turned 18.

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   A young woman sleeping alone in bed wakes to find bruises and wounds on her hips and upper inner thighs—injuries sustained from rape. In 2010, the women and girls of an isolated Mennonite colony discover that the men have been using livestock tranquilizer to subdue and rape them.