The Handmaid's Tale

Duration: 1:09

Year Published: 1990

Creator: Cinecom Entertainment Group

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Set in the near future, depicts the Republic of Gilead, which is ravaged by ecological disasters that result in civil war, political turmoil, and widespread sterility. Only a few women, known as handmaids, can still bear children. Revolves around the activities of Kate, a handmaid who is to bear the commander's child for his infertile wife--but revolutionaries seeking to overthrow the government have other plans for Kate. Based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, with the screenplay by Harold Pinter. Stars Natasha Robinson, Elizabeth McGovern, Robert Duvall, and Faye Dunaway.

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