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The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

Science Fiction Drama

A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

Release Date: 1990, February 15
Directors: Volker Schlöndorff
Countries: Germany, United States of America
Production: Cinecom Entertainment Group, Cinetudes Films, Neue Bioskop Film
Cast: Robert Duvall, Elizabeth McGovern, Natasha Richardson, Gary Bullock, Robert D. Raiford, Aidan Quinn, J. Michael Hunter, Faye Dunaway, Reiner Schöne, Blanche Baker, Traci Lind, Kathryn Doby

Overview:

In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Keywords:

dystopia based on novel or book slavery future escape rebellion canada totalitarianism religious fundamentalism rape paranoia sexism misogyny surrogate mother impregnation feminist political unrest theocracy