NOMINATED FOR TWO ACADEMY AWARDS®
BEST PICTURE AND ADAPTED SCREENPLAY,
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS
ABOUT BRAVERY AND RESILIENCE
IS AVAILABLE TO OWN
WOMEN TALKING
ROONEY MARA, CLAIRE FOY, JESSIE BUCKLEY, JUDITH IVEY, SHEILA McCARTHY,
BEN WHISHAW AND FRANCES McDORMAND DELIVER INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DRAMA FROM DIRECTOR AND OSCAR® NOMINATED SCREENWRITER SARAH POLLEY
OWN IT ON DIGITAL FEBRUARY 21, 2023
BLU-RAYTM AND DVD MARCH 7, 2023
FROM MGM’S ORION PICTURES AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City, California, February 16, 2023 – Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. Experience the “haunting” and “deeply timely” (Tomris Laffly, The Wrap) drama about a remote colony’s fight for freedom against all odds in Orion Pictures’ WOMEN TALKING. It’s “unlike any film you’ve seen before” (Peter Debruge, Variety) and available to own for the first time on Digital February 21, 2023 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD on March 7, 2023 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
An adaptation of Miriam Toews’s internationally bestselling novel of the same name and inspired by true events, the “powerful” (Todd McCarthy, Deadline) and “extraordinarily vital” (Baz Bamigboye, Deadline) film follows the women of an isolated religious community who grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive score of 90%, WOMEN TALKING has been nominated for two Oscars® including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay and was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and American Film Institute.
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Sarah Polley, WOMEN TALKING showcases “riveting” (David Canfield, The Wrap) performances from “a remarkable ensemble cast” (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) including Academy Award® winner Frances McDormand (Nomadland, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Critic’s Choice Award® winner Rooney Mara (Carol, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Emmy Award® winner Claire Foy (“The Crown,” First Man), BAFTA Award® winner Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter, Wild Rose), and Sheila McCarthy (I’ve Heard the Mermaids Sing) along with Emmy Award® winner Ben Whishaw (“A Very English Scandal,” No Time To Die).
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For more information on WOMEN TALKING, please visit:
Press Advisory: https://www.uphe.com/press-release/women-talking-press-release
UPHE Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/women-talking
UPHE Trailer: https://uni.pictures/WomenTalking_Announce
Facebook: @WomenTalking
Twitter: @Women_Talking
Instagram: @womentalkingfilm
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand
Music By: Hildur Guðnadóttir
Costume Designer: Quita Alfred
Editors: Christopher Donaldson, CCE and Roslyn Kalloo, CCE
Production Designer: Peter Cosco
Director of Photography: Luc Montpellier, CSC
Executive Producers: Brad Pitt, Lyn Lucibello Brancatella, Emily Jade Foley
Produced By: Dede Gardner, p.g.a., Jeremy Kleiner, p.g.a., Frances McDormand, p.g.a.
Based Upon The Book By: Miriam Toews
Screenplay By: Sarah Polley
Directed By: Sarah Polley
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM:
Street Date: March 7, 2023
Selection Number: 1000824660 (US) / 1000823446 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.76:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content including sexual assault, bloody images, and some strong language.
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish
Languages/Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and French Canadian DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: March 7, 2023
Selection Number: 1000824659 (US) / 1000823445 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.76:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content including sexual assault, bloody images, and some strong language.
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
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ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
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