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  1. The Handmaid's Tale Wiki is a collaborative encyclopaedia of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's best-selling novel and Hulu's drama series The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), based on the novel.

    • Plot Summary
    • Cast
    • Differences from The Book & TV Series
    • Awards
    • Critical Reception

    In the near future, war rages across the fictional Republic of Gilead and pollution has rendered 99% of the population sterile. Kate is a woman who attempts to emigrate to Canada with her husband and daughter. As they take a dirt road, the Gilead Border Guard order them to turn back or they will open fire. Kate's husband uses an automatic rifle to ...

    Natasha Richardson as Kate
    Faye Dunaway as Serena Joy
    Aidan Quinn as Nick
    Elizabeth McGovern as Moira

    The film differs from the book and the series in many ways. Some of the most significant differences include: 1. Offred's real name is stated to be Kate in the film. In the book, her real name is never revealed, though it is hinted it could be June. In the series, her name is June. 2. Lukeis confirmed to be dead in the film, while in the book his f...

    Berlin International Film Festival, Golden Berlin Bear Award, 1990 (Nominated)
    Evening Standard British Film Awards, 1991, Evening Standard British Film Award
    GLAAD Media Awards, 1991, GLAAD Media Award

    Overall, the film was not well received at the time. Rotten Tomatoes reports that only 5/16 critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 4.8/10. Roger Ebert gave the film 2/4 stars and wrote that he was "not sure exactly what the movie is saying" and that by "the end of the movie we are conscious of large themes and deep thoughts...

  2. This is a portal for confirmed or irrefutable allusions and references of movies, television, and regular streaming services seen at The Handmaid's Tale (per transcript verbatum and/or crew citation).

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  4. Luke (Film) is a character in The Handmaid's Tale film. He is only seen at the beginning of the film, on a road in the backcountry. He was driving an SUV when he takes a pit stop and his wife Kate gets out, offering to trade places with him.

  5. Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values'.

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  7. The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian drama based on a novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. In a dystopian world where STDs and environmental pollution has caused fertility rates to drop drastically, fertile women are enslaved and assigned to the homes of the elite where they must endure...

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