I may need to create a label for beautifully ugly women’s movies. Women Talking fits right in with the other three.
It is a challenging thing to be a religious woman sometimes. Men usurp God’s role and power and you must decide how you will rectify all of that. This movie tackles that head on, no holds barred. The women never even consider leaving God, but they have to decide what to do about the men who have been drugging and raping women and the men who are supporting rapists.
I won’t speak it for you. You will have to listen to it for yourself, but I will endorse it heartily and say that you should not speak about women of faith unless you do. There is a lot to be heard.
It is probably ironic that as much as I loved all of these strong female characters my favorite is August who takes the minutes because the women cannot read or write. His compassion, decency, restraint, and honesty keep the film from becoming a rant on all men. To know an August is something special.
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