Women Talking

Even though it’s a Spartan approach to filmmaking, Women Talking never fails to slap you awake.

Women Talking is a tough-minded yet sensitive film that could pose a bit of a challenge for some audiences.

If you can go along with these broad brushstrokes and consequent holes in the plot, you’ll find high drama in Foy and Buckley’s ferociously fine performances, together with moments of wistful poetry...

It breaks free of the bleak narratives that have boxed in cinema’s rape victims over and over again. At the very least, it’s something we haven’t seen before.

A tale that is at once timely and timeless.

It’s heavy material, and it might have sunk the movie had Polley not buoyed it with such a knockout cast.

Likely to be one of your most powerful viewing experiences of the year.

Polley continues to be a vital filmmaker.

It’s a true ensemble piece, a puzzle of sorts — one that snaps beautifully into place under Polley’s sensitive, quietly bold and decisive direction.

The film features strong women with a sense of self determination who choose the terrifying path of self liberation as they attempt to unlearn oppression and make a stand – a cry, of defiance for themselves, their loved ones and their future.