Women Talking (film)

A young woman sleeping alone in bed wakes to find bruises and wounds on her hips and upper inner thighs—injuries sustained from rape.

In 2010, the women and girls of an isolated Mennonite colony discover that the men have been using livestock tranquilizer to subdue and rape them. The attackers are arrested and imprisoned in a nearby city. Most of the men of the colony travel to oversee the bail, leaving the women by themselves for two days to determine how they will proceed. They hold a plebiscite to decide whether to stay and do nothing, stay and fight, or leave.

The vote is tied between staying and fighting, and leaving. Eleven of the colony's women are chosen to come to a final decision and gather in a hayloft, though Scarface Janz, a woman in the "do nothing" camp, leaves the meeting after becoming disillusioned with the discussion, taking her hesitant daughter Anna and resistant granddaughter Helena with her. August, the colony's schoolteacher and one of the only remaining men, joins the women to record the meeting, as none of the women were taught to read or write.

Salome, just back from a trip to gather antibiotics to treat her assaulted four-year-old daughter, remains adamant about staying and fighting, an opinion shared by Mejal. Ona, who is pregnant after being raped, also suggests that they stay and, after winning the fight, create a new set of rules for the colony that would give the women equality. Mariche, Greta's daughter and Autje's mother, disagrees, believing that forgiveness is the only viable option. To defuse the conflict, Ona suggests that August create one document stating the pros and cons of leaving, and another document with those for staying.

The meeting is adjourned. During the break, it is revealed that August is from an excommunicated family, but was recently granted permission to return and teach the boys of the colony. He and Ona were good friends in childhood, and he has had romantic feelings for her since, but she tells him she cannot marry him as she believes that she would cease to be her true self, the person he loves, if she marries.

When some of the women go outside to be counted for the 2010 census, they learn that Klaas, Mariche's abusive husband, will return that evening to collect more bail money. The meeting resumes. Ona and Mejal change their minds in favor of leaving. Salome remains insistent upon fighting, angrily confessing that she would rather kill the men than put her daughter at risk any longer. However, she changes her opinion after being reminded by Agata, her and Ona's mother, of the principles of their faith. The only one remaining unconvinced is Mariche. An argument ensues between her and the rest of the women; it is revealed that she forgave her husband's abuse at Greta's urging. After Greta apologizes, Mariche agrees to leave.

Their reasons for leaving are transcribed by August: to ensure the safety of their children, to be steadfast in their faith, and to have freedom of thought. They decide to try to take boys aged fifteen years and younger with them, but will not force any boy over age twelve. They prepare to leave at sunrise, concealing their plans from Klaas. August, at Ona's behest, posts the documents stating the pros and cons of leaving and staying on the walls as an "artifact" of the women's time in the colony. He also declares his love to Ona and gives her a map for the women to use.

Before they can leave, Melvin (formerly Nettie), a transgender man who speaks only to the colony's children after an incestuous rape, tells Salome that her teenage son Aaron has fled and hidden. He is found, but cannot be convinced to leave in enough time. Salome, breaking the rules the women set, sprays Aaron with tranquilizer, forcing him to leave with them. She reveals this only to August, who understands and does not question her. He asks her to look after Ona, and reveals his intent to kill himself once the women are gone. She instead asks him to teach the boys properly to prevent any further violence and to give him purpose. Helena and Anna join the rest of the women, while Janz and August watch as they depart. Sometime later, Ona's newborn baby is shown, and Autje is heard saying that it will live a life very different from the one the women endured.

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• Rooney Mara as Ona Friesen
• Claire Foy as Salome Friesen
• Jessie Buckley as Mariche Loewen
• Judith Ivey as Agata Friesen
• Sheila McCarthy as Greta Loewen
• Michelle McLeod as Mejal Loewen
• Kate Hallett as Autje Loewen
• Liv McNeil as Neitje Friesen
• August Winter as Melvin Gerbrandt
• Ben Whishaw as August Epp
• Frances McDormand as Scarface Janz
• Kira Guloien as Anna
• Shayla Brown as Helena
• Nathaniel McParland as Aaron
• Eli Ham as Klaas
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In December 2020, it was reported that Frances McDormand would star in the film, which would be written and directed by Sarah Polley.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/frances-mcdormand-women-talking-sarah-polley-1234865603/ |title=Frances McDormand to Star in 'Women Talking' From Director Sarah Polley |first=Dave |last=McNary |website=Variety |date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106233656/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/frances-mcdormand-women-talking-sarah-polley-1234865603/ |url-status=live}} In June 2021, Ben Whishaw, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy and Michelle McLeod joined the cast of the film.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/mgms-orion-pictures-plan-b-sarah-polleys-women-talking-rooney-mara-claire-foy-jessie-buckley-ben-wishaw-among-frances-mcdormand-in-the-adaptation-1234775874/ |title=Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw & Others Join Frances McDormand In 'Women Talking' For Plan B & Orion |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Justin |last=Kroll |date=June 16, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601170330/https://deadline.com/2021/06/mgms-orion-pictures-plan-b-sarah-polleys-women-talking-rooney-mara-claire-foy-jessie-buckley-ben-wishaw-among-frances-mcdormand-in-the-adaptation-1234775874/ |url-status=live}} Hildur Guðnadóttir composed the film's score.{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/01/31/hildur-gudnadottir-to-score-sarah-polleys-women-talking/ |title=Hildur Guðnadóttir to Score Sarah Pollen's Women Talking |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202035801/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/01/31/hildur-gudnadottir-to-score-sarah-polleys-women-talking/ |url-status=live}}

Principal photography took place from July 19 to September 10, 2021, in Toronto, Canada, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place.{{cite web |title=Film and TV Projects Going Into Production – Women Talking |url=https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=186126 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322174208/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=186126 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=March 22, 2021 |website=Variety Insight}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/Hotlist953.pdf |title=Women Talking (Page 10) |publisher=Directors Guild of Canada |access-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109015017/https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/Hotlist953.pdf |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Polley |first=Sarah |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Thank you @DFisman @Hawryluck Laura, and @SharkawyMD for helping to make sure we make Women Talking safely. Wouldn't be here without you today. (And look at my big crane!!!) |url=https://twitter.com/realsarahpolley/status/1417173701821353992 |url-status=live |access-date=July 19, 2021 |via=Twitter |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603162817/https://twitter.com/realsarahpolley/status/1417173701821353992}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-09/women-talking-telluride-interview-mcdormand-polley |title=The women of 'Women Talking' react to taking festival season by storm |last=Whipp |first=Glenn |date=September 9, 2022 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=November 5, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105151926/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-09/women-talking-telluride-interview-mcdormand-polley |url-status=live}} Costume designer Quita Alfred procured some fabric and prayer coverings from an actual Mennonite community store, using differing colors and patterns for each family to represent certain traits they held as a unit.{{cite web |first=Karen M. |last=Peterson |access-date=January 3, 2023 |title=How 'Women Talking' Costume Designer Quita Alfred Sourced Outfits From a Real-Life Mennonite Community |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/awards/women-talking-costumes-sarah-polley-mennonite-community-quita-alfred-1235477818/ |website=Variety |date=January 3, 2023 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111422/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/awards/women-talking-costumes-sarah-polley-mennonite-community-quita-alfred-1235477818/ |url-status=live}} Alfred noted that "trying to convince world-class actresses to wear long-sleeve polyester dresses in 110 degree heat was a challenge."{{Cite web |last=Bender |first=Abbey |date=2023-03-09 |title="Painting with Colors That Have Some Muddy Water in Them": Costume Designer Quita Alfred on Women Talking {{!}} Filmmaker Magazine |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/120136-interview-costume-designer-quita-alfred-women-talking/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Filmmaker Magazine {{!}} Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. |language=en-US}} However, she stressed that the dresses weren't as uncomfortable as one might think. "I tried them on to see how uncomfortable the cast would be. I actually came to love them. They’re so practical, but the lack of pockets is an issue for me."

Women Talking is the last film released by United Artists Releasing before Amazon folded it into Orion's parent company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Hildur Guðnadóttir composed the film's score, with Skúli Sverrisson providing guitar solos. The soundtrack was among the inaugural titles released through Universal Music Group's label Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score, which released this film's soundtrack digitally on December 23, 2022, the same day as the start of the film's limited theatrical release. It was released on physical CD later that month. The score cue "Speak Up," which served as the basis for the film's trailer music, was released digitally on November 4, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-launches-new-soundtrack-label-mercury-classics-soundtrack-score/|title=Universal launches new soundtrack label, Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score|website=Music Business Worldwide|date=October 18, 2022|access-date=20 November 2022|archive-date=November 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105151436/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-launches-new-soundtrack-label-mercury-classics-soundtrack-score/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/11/01/women-talking-soundtrack-album-details/ |title='Women Talking' Soundtrack Album Details |date=November 1, 2022 |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107222307/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/11/01/women-talking-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live}}

The 1967 song "Daydream Believer" performed by The Monkees was featured in the film; however, it is not included on the soundtrack.{{cite web|title=Women Talking and The Monkees Song that Steals the Show|publisher=Paste|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/women-talking-daydream-believer-monkees/|access-date=March 6, 2023|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306013447/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/women-talking-daydream-believer-monkees/|url-status=live}}

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/telluride-film-festival-2022-lineup-1235209974/|title=Telluride Unveils Lineup of Films to "Fight About"|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rebecca|last=Keegan|date=September 1, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922002330/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/telluride-film-festival-2022-lineup-1235209974/|url-status=live}} It also screened at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2022, followed by screenings at the 60th New York Film Festival on October 10, 2022, and at the 2022 AFI Fest on November 5, 2022. It began its limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada on December 23, 2022, by Orion Pictures (through United Artists Releasing), with a wide expansion on January 27, 2023. It was originally scheduled for a limited release on December 2, 2022,{{cite web|title=Warner Bros. to Release MGM Movies Internationally, Except for 'Bond 26'|website=Variety|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=August 14, 2022|access-date=August 15, 2022|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/warner-bros-mgm-international-theatrical-distribution-1235341060/|quote=However, the pact does not include "Bond 26," the next chapter in the James Bond series, as well as director Chinonye Chukwu’s historical drama "Till" (set for Oct. 14) and "Women Talking" (Dec. 2). Universal Pictures International is handling the rollout for those films outside the U.S. as part of a previous distribution agreement between the two companies.|archive-date=August 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815004006/https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/warner-bros-mgm-international-theatrical-distribution-1235341060/|url-status=live}} but was moved to December 23 to avoid competition with Avatar: The Way of Water.

The film was released for VOD on February 21, 2023, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on March 7.{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/11097/women-talking|title=Women Talking DVD Release Date|website=DVD Release Dates|access-date=February 26, 2023|archive-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226061758/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/11097/women-talking|url-status=live}}

Women Talking grossed $5.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $3.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $9.3 million.

On the first weekend of its limited theatrical release, it grossed $40,530 from 8 theaters, making it the worst platform opening of the year. In Deadline Hollywood, United Artists Releasing cited the proximity of Christmas and the nationwide impact of Winter Storm Elliott as contributing factors.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/corsage-women-talking-living-specialty-box-office-1235206692/ |title='Corsage' and its Trend-Setting Empress in Vogue at New York Theatrical Debut – Specialty Box Office |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 25, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228032616/https://deadline.com/2022/12/corsage-women-talking-living-specialty-box-office-1235206692/ |url-status=live}} It expanded to 707 theatres in the nationwide expansion, grossing $970,469 with a $1,372 average at the box office until it dropped out on its nationwide second weekend with $558,071, finishing fifteenth twice.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W04/ |title=Domestic Weekend 2023 4 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225004332/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W04/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W05/?ref_=bo_rl_table_10 |title=Domestic Weekend 2023 5 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225004318/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W05/?ref_=bo_rl_table_10 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl784827137/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |title=Women Talking (Domestic Box Office) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225004611/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl784827137/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |url-status=live}}

Following the Academy Award nomination announcements, the film welcomed a 164% boost in grosses.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/oscar-nominations-women-talking-everything-everywhere-the-whale-1235505708/ |title=Oscar Nominations Give Box Office Boost to 'Everything Everywhere' and 'Women Talking' |last=Debruge |first=Rebecca |website=Variety |date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023}}

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 296 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "While Women Talking sometimes forsakes entertaining drama in favor of simply getting its points across, its message is valuable -- and effectively delivered."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/women_talking |title=Women Talking |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014002800/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/women_talking |url-status=live}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/women-talking |title=Women Talking Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226160522/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/women-talking |url-status=live}}

Following the Telluride Film Festival premiere, Peter Debruge from Variety wrote that the film is a "powerful act of nonviolent protest".{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/women-talking-review-sarah-polley-1235357980/ |title='Women Talking' Review: Sarah Polley Takes On the Patriarchy in This Powerful Act of Nonviolent Protest |first=Peter |last=Debruge |website=Variety |date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025173540/https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/women-talking-review-sarah-polley-1235357980/ |url-status=live}} Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times described it as "a movie that deliberately hovers between drama and parable, the materially concrete and the spiritually abstract, and whose stark austerity sometimes gives way to bursts of salty wit and cathartic laughter".{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-03/telluride-film-festival-women-talking-bardo-polley-inarritu |title=A splendid 'Women Talking' and indulgent 'Bardo' get Telluride arguing from the start |first=Justin |last=Chang |author-link=Justin Chang |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024190450/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-03/telluride-film-festival-women-talking-bardo-polley-inarritu |url-status=live}} A. O. Scott from The New York Times called the film "a timely political parable with a stellar ensemble cast". He also described the film as "plain-spoken almost to the point of artlessness and turns out to be as layered and whorled as a hand-woven tapestry".{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/movies/women-talking-review.html |title='Women Talking' Review: The Power of Speech |first=A. O. |last=Scott |author-link=A. O. Scott |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |url-access=limited}} Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it a "riveting adaptation" with "great" and "phenomenal" performances. She also wrote that the film "tackles a difficult subject with thoughtful sensitivity, levity, and spirited discussion that will leave audiences thinking about the film and its central premise for a long time after it's over".{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/women-talking-2022-movie-reviews/ |title=Women Talking Review: Polley's Riveting Adaptation Boasts Great Performances [TIFF] |first=Mae |last=Abdulbaki |website=Screen Rant |date=September 18, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023}}

In July 2023, Comic Book Resources ranked it as the "Best Indie Film of the 2020s (So Far)," saying that the film achieved its goals thanks to "its story and the message it sends to those in similar situations." In August 2023, Collider ranked the film at number 10 on its list of "The 20 Best Drama Movies of the 2020s So Far," writing that "While it doesn’t seem like a series of conversations would make for an engaging film, director Sarah Polley ensures that each character is defined by much more than a talking point." In March 2025, The New York Times listed Women Talking as among "The Movies We've Loved Since 2000."{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2025 |title=The Movies We've Loved Since 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-since-2000.html |access-date=April 10, 2025 |website=The New York Times }}

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Polley won the Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion Tribute Award.{{cite web |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=September 3, 2022 |title=Telluride: With 'Women Talking', Sarah Polley Brings 'Fierce' Lessons to Screen |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sarah-polley-women-talking-telluride-1235211698/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905054218/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sarah-polley-women-talking-telluride-1235211698/ |url-status=live}} Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir received a Tribute Award at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=August 25, 2022 |title='Women Talking' Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir & 'The Swimmers' Filmmaker Sally El Hosaini Set as 2022 TIFF Tribute Award Honorees |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/hildur-gudnadottir-sally-el-hosaini-set-as-2022-tiff-tribute-award-honorees-1235100298/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905054208/https://deadline.com/2022/08/hildur-gudnadottir-sally-el-hosaini-set-as-2022-tiff-tribute-award-honorees-1235100298/ |url-status=live}} At the 95th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture with Polley winning Best Adapted Screenplay.{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023 |title=The 95th Academy Awards {{!}} 2023 |publisher=Oscars.org |access-date=March 13, 2023}} It was also nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Original Score at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Best Ensemble Cast of a Motion Picture at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received six nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture and winning Best Adapted Screenplay.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/2023-golden-globe-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235196396/ |title=Golden Globe Nominations: The Complete List |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/29th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=April 5, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/2023-critics-choices-awards-winners-list-1235221917/ |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Takes Best Picture at Critics Choice Awards – Complete Winners List |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 15, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023}} The film also received three nominations at the 38th Independent Spirit Awards and was the recipient of the Robert Altman Award, which is given to the film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.{{cite web |url=https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/2023-spirit-awards-film-nominations/ |title=They're Finally Here! The 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards Film Nominations Announced! |last=Tham |first=Su Fang |publisher=Film Independent |date=November 22, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023}}

It was a nominee for Best Direction in a Feature Film at the 2023 Directors Guild of Canada awards.Taimur Sikander Mirza, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/09/20/women-talking-leads-film-nominees-for-2023-dgc-awards/ "Women Talking leads film nominees for 2023 DGC Awards"]. Playback, September 20, 2023.

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Category:Films produced by Jeremy Kleiner

Category:Films scored by Hildur Guðnadóttir

Category:Films set in the 2010s

Category:Films set in 2010

Category:Films set in Bolivia

Category:Films shot in Toronto

Category:Films with screenplays by Sarah Polley

Category:Mennonitism in films

Category:Orion Pictures films

Category:Plan B Entertainment films

Category:2022 independent films

Category:Drama films based on actual events

Category:Sexual abuse scandals in Anabaptism

Category:Films whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award

Category:English-language independent films