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Women Talking (2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Judith Ivey as Agata Friesen
- Rooney Mara as Ona Friesen
- Claire Foy as Salome Friesen
- Jessie Buckley as Mariche Loewen
- Frances McDormand as Scarface Janz
- Ben Whishaw as August Epp
Acclaimed actress and theater director, Judith Ivey plays the matriarch of the Friesen family, one of the two families tasked with deciding on the fate of all the women in the community. The two-time Tony Awards Winner, who has starred in celebrated productions like Steaming and Hurlyburly, plays a key role in the film, as she is the one who finds ...
Although Women Talking has an ensemble cast, if you were to pick anyone from the titular women as the lead, it would be Agata's elder daughter Ona Friesen. In the books, Ona is the reason this story gets documented in the first place. Ona finds the colony's school teacher August Epps contemplating suicide and brings him in to keep a record of the w...
The younger daughter of Agata and sister of Ona, Salome attacked the perpetrators who raped her daughter with a scythe in fury, after she had to walk twelve miles to get antibiotics for her three-year-old suffering from an STD contracted by rape. Claire Foy, best known for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's The Crown, for which she won the ...
Jessie Buckley has built quite a resume for herself in recent years by appearing in several critically acclaimed and high-profile projects, and she is all set to continue that hot streak with Women Talking, where she plays Mariche, the elder daughter of the Loewen family. Mariche is in a domestically abusive relationship with her husband Klaus and ...
Producer Frances McDormand plays a significant role in the film despite her small screen time, as Scarface Janz, a stalwart member of the community, a resident bonesetter, and a stern ringleader of the apathetic group of women. In her career spanning four decades, McDormand has starred in several celebrated films and is only the second woman in his...
Ben Whishaw plays the primary male character in a cast of almost all women - a teacher of the Mennonite colony, who finds himself feeling extremely guilty and broken as a result of the heinous crimes against the women of the community and attempts to kill himself. But he's stopped by Ona, as they come to an arrangement. The book Women Talking is na...
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Jan 20, 2023 · Here are the main actors who appear in Women Talking and where you've likely seen them before.
- Philip Sledge
Dec 2, 2022 · Women Talking adapts Miriam Toews' novel and boasts a strong ensemble cast. We break down who is in the film and which characters they play.
- Movie Reviews Editor
Jan 20, 2023 · Women Talking: Directed by Sarah Polley. With Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Emily Mitchell, Kate Hallett. Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
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- Drama
- Sarah Polley
- 2023-01-20
It features an ensemble cast that includes Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who also served as a producer on the film. It is the last film to be released by United Artists Releasing, before it was folded into MGM on March 4, 2023. [5] .
Sarah Polley. Miriam Toews. Actor. 23 Credits. Rooney Mara. Ona. Judith Ivey. Agata. Emily Mitchell. Miep. Kate Hallett. Autje. Liv McNeil. Neitje. Claire Foy. Salome. Sheila McCarthy. Greta....
