A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.
The Handmaid's Tale
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Synopsis
In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
- Directed by
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Written by
- Harold Pinter, Margaret Atwood
Cast
Natasha Richardson
Kate
Faye Dunaway
Serena Joy
Aidan Quinn
Nick
Elizabeth McGovern
Moira
Victoria Tennant
Aunt Lydia
Robert Duvall
Commander
Blanche Baker
Ofglen
Traci Lind
Ofwarren / Janine
Zoey Wilson
Aunt Helena
Kathryn Doby
Aunt Elizabeth
Reiner Schöne
Luke
Lucia Hartpeng
Cora
Karma Ibsen Riley
Aunt Sara
Lucile McIntyre
Rita
Gary Bullock
Officer on Bus
Allison Holmes
June
Details
- Released
- February 15, 1990
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Budget
- $13,000,000
- Box office
- $4,960,385
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