The Handmaid's Tale
A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.
1990 · 1h 48m · R
Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
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The Handmaid's Tale
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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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