Deborah Ross

Much more gripping than it sounds: Women Talking reviewed

Like Twelve Angry Men but with eight women (in a hayloft)

Left to right: Michelle McLeod (Mejal), Sheila McCarthy (Greta), Liv McNeil (Neitje), Jessie Buckley (Mariche), Claire Foy (Salome), Kate Hallett (Autje), Rooney Mara (Ona) and Judith Ivey (Agata) in Women Talking. Credit: Michael Gibson. © 2022 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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