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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...
- Esther Zuckerman
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 Mennonite ...
- Miriam Toews
- 2 min
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 the...
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. "I felt...
- Senior News Editor
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.
- Movie Reviews Editor
Feb 7, 2023 · It is based on a novel by Miriam Toews, a Canadian author who grew up in a Mennonite family. But before the book and the film, there was a real community where women woke up with foggy memories...
