The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

The Handmaid's Tale

This chilling adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel envisions a future in which most women are sterile and right-wing fundamentalists rule. A powerful couple forces the still-fertile Kate (Natasha Richardson), who sought an escape, to be their handmaid.The Commander (Robert Duvall) and his barren wife (Faye Dunaway) call on Kate to produce their heir, and unless she can deliver for them, Kate faces exile ... and possibly death.- Netflix

In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility. Full summary » | Add synopsis » - www.imdb.com

Cast

Aidan Quinn
Blanche Baker
Natasha Richardson

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