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The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
5.9
In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility. Director:Volker Schlöndorff |
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| Natasha Richardson | ... |
Kate
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Offred
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| Faye Dunaway | ... |
Serena Joy
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| Aidan Quinn | ... |
Nick
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| Elizabeth McGovern | ... |
Moira
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| Victoria Tennant | ... |
Aunt Lydia
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| Robert Duvall | ... |
Commander
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| Blanche Baker | ... |
Ofglen
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| Traci Lind | ... |
Janine
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Ofwarren
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Zoey Wilson | ... |
Aunt Helena
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Kathryn Doby | ... |
Aunt Elizabeth
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Reiner Schöne | ... |
Luke
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Lucia Hartpeng | ... |
Cora
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Karma Ibsen Riley | ... |
Aunt Sara
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Lucile McIntyre | ... |
Rita
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| Gary Bullock | ... |
Officer on Bus
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Storyline
Set in a Fascistic future America, The Handmaid's Tale tells the story of Kate, a handmaid. In this America, the religious right has taken over and gone hog-wild. Kate is a criminal, guilty of the crime of trying to escape from the US, and is sentenced to become a Handmaid. The job of a Handmaid is to bear the children of the man to whom she is assigned. After ruthless group training by Aunt Lydia in the proper way to behave, Kate is assigned as Handmaid to the Commander. Kate is attracted to Nick, the Commander's chauffeur. At the same time, a resistance movement begins to challenge the regime. Written by Reid Gagle
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A História da Aia See more »Box Office
Gross:
$4,960,385 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour
Performed by The Mills Brothers
Published by Duchess Music Corporation
Rights administered by MCA Music Publishing, a division of MCA, Inc. See more »
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Continuity: The clock chimes 10 as Offred enters the Commander's office for the last time, but the clock seen on the wall behind her in the next few shots shows several minutes past 10 and in a close-up has gone back a few minutes. See more »Quotes
Aunt Lydia: You are the lucky ones. You are going to serve God and country. I pronounce you handmaids.See more »
Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Warrior of the Lost World (#6.1)" (1993) See more »Soundtracks
"I Don't Know Enought About You"Written by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour
Performed by The Mills Brothers
Published by Duchess Music Corporation
Rights administered by MCA Music Publishing, a division of MCA, Inc. See more »
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