剧情简介:Frances McDormand is set to star in and produce the new film \Women Talking,\ directed and written by Sarah Polley, known for her work on \Away from Her\ and \Take This Waltz.\ The movie is produced by Orion Pictures and Plan B, and based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Miriam Toews. The story follows hundreds of women who have been sexually assaulted for years in a remote religious colony, and when some of them discover that they were drugged and attacked by men from their own community, they decide to take action to protect themselves and their daughters from further harm. These women attempt to raise enough funds, but being illiterate and unaware of the world outside their community, they are faced with the decision to stay in the only world they know or take a chance and escape. The novel was published in 2018 and was named one of the best books of the year by authoritative publications such as The New York Times Book Review, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, Slate Magazine, and Publishers Weekly.