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The Handmaid's Tale

"A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong."

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R 1990 · 1h 48m
Drama, Science Fiction
Starring Natasha Richardson · Faye Dunaway · Aidan Quinn
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In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Theatrical
Mar 9, 1990
Box Office
$5.0M
Budget
$13.0M
Return
0.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 11, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Writer
Harold Pinter
Producers
Daniel Wilson, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Gale Goldberg
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Studio
Cinecom Entertainment Group, Cinetudes Films, Neue Bioskop Film
Keywords
rape based on novel or book canada paranoia slavery future sexism dystopia surrogate mother escape rebellion feminist religious fundamentalism misogyny impregnation political unrest totalitarianism theocracy
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Cast

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N
Natasha Richardson
Kate
F
Faye Dunaway
Serena Joy
A
Aidan Quinn
Nick
E
Elizabeth McGovern
Moira
V
Victoria Tennant
Aunt Lydia
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Commander
B
Blanche Baker
Ofglen
T
Traci Lind
Ofwarren / Janine
K
Kathryn Doby
Aunt Elizabeth
R
Reiner Schöne
Luke
L
Lucile McIntyre
Rita
G
Gary Bullock
Officer on Bus
J
J. Michael Hunter
Preacher
R
Robert D. Raiford
Dick

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