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The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

R · 1990-02-15 · 1h 48m · EN
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A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

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Volker SchlöndorffDirector
Budget
$13M
Box office
$5M

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Natasha RichardsonNatasha RichardsonKateFaye DunawayFaye DunawaySerena JoyAidan QuinnAidan QuinnNickElizabeth McGovernElizabeth McGovernMoiraRobert DuvallRobert DuvallCommanderVictoria TennantVictoria TennantAunt LydiaBlanche BakerBlanche BakerOfglenTraci LindTraci LindOfwarren / JanineZoey WilsonZoey WilsonAunt HelenaKathryn DobyKathryn DobyAunt ElizabethReiner SchöneReiner SchöneLukeLucia HartpengLucia HartpengCora

Keywords

Based on novel or bookDystopiaEscapeFutureRebellionTotalitarianismRapeSexismSlaveryMisogynyParanoiaCanadaImpregnationFeministIndependent filmReligious fundamentalismPolitical unrestSurrogate motherTheocracyBox office bomb

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Genre affinityDrama · Science FictionTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Dystopia · EscapeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference275221Actor preference112889 · 54499 · 25148Country preferenceDe

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What is The Handmaid's Tale about?

In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

How long is The Handmaid's Tale?

The Handmaid's Tale has a runtime of 108 minutes.

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