7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Women Talking (2022)
Women Talking (2022)
Overview
A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.
Starring Cast
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly critiques systemic patriarchal violence and champions women's collective self-determination and liberation from oppressive structures, aligning with progressive ideologies focused on systemic critiques and gender equality.
The movie features intentional multiracial casting for the women of an isolated religious community, departing from traditional assumptions about such groups. Its narrative explicitly critiques patriarchal structures, portraying the men of the community as perpetrators of systemic violence, and centers on the women's collective struggle for autonomy and justice.
Secondary
The film depicts a fundamentalist Christian community where a patriarchal interpretation of faith is used to justify and enable systemic sexual abuse and oppression of women. The narrative strongly condemns this institutional structure and the specific religious justifications for violence and control.
The film "Women Talking" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the experiences of cisgender women in a patriarchal community, thus the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
The film "Women Talking" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on the experiences of cisgender women within an isolated religious community, addressing issues of sexual assault, faith, and agency.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Women Talking" is an adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel. All main characters, both male and female, retain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than their canonical depiction.
The film "Women Talking" is an adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel, depicting a secluded Mennonite community. The characters in both the source material and the film are consistently portrayed as white, aligning with the historical and canonical representation of such communities. There are no instances where a character established as one race in the source material is portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.9
Critic Ratings
9.0
7.7
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