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The Handmaid's Tale

Turkish title: Damızlık Kızın Öyküsü

“A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.”

1990 · 1 h 48 min
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
DramaRomanceSci-Fi

Cast

Natasha Richardson Faye Dunaway Robert Duvall

Plot

A woman in a totalitarian state forced to bear children.

Sinekatalog’s take

Volker Schlöndorff's adaptation of Atwood's dystopia is polished but flat. The cast is strong and the premise chilling, yet the film lacks the novel's inner fire and was overshadowed by later versions.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (12,619 votes)
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