“Women Talking” has been getting awards buzz since its world premiere at Telluride last September, and as awards season reaches its zenith, it’s looking more and more likely that the film’s writer and director, Sarah Polley, will be delivering an acceptance speech at the upcoming Oscars. The WGA Awards took place Sunday, and Polley brought home the prize for adapted screenplay for “Women Talking.”
Based on Miriam Toew’s novel of the same name, “Women Talking” is centers on women in a remote religious community who are reeling in the aftermath of a series of sexual assaults. Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley lead the cast.
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