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The Handmaid's Tale

1990 · 108 min

A cold, oppressive dystopia that suffocates you with its quiet brutality and leaves a lingering sense of dread.

Genres
Drama, Science fiction
Tagline
A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.
Overview
In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • power
  • gender
  • survival
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, science fiction
Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
Written by
Harold Pinter
Starring
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall, Blanche Baker, Traci Lind
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography
Igor Luther
Runtime
108 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English, German, Spanish

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