The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

02/15/1990 (DE) • 1h 48m

Drama, Science Fiction

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.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$13,000,000.00

Revenue

$5,000,000.00

Keywords

rebellion

future

canada

rape

based on novel or book

escape

paranoia

dystopia

slavery

sexism

surrogate mother

feminist

religious fundamentalism

misogyny

impregnation

political unrest

totalitarianism

theocracy

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