THE HANDMAID'S TALE

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Screening followed by a Q&A with Yvonne Strahovski.

Moderated by Danielle Turchiano, Variety.

SYNOPSIS
Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values'. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

GUEST BIO
Yvonne Strahovski appears in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale opposite Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes. Yvonne made her American television debut on NBC’s Chuck, and Showtime’s Dexter. She also co-starred in ABC’s The Astronaut Wives Club after starring opposite Kiefer Sutherland in 24: Live Another Day. Past film credits include Manhattan Nights, I, Frankenstein, Killer Elite alongside Jason Statham and Robert DeNiro, and The Guilt Tripwith Barbra Streisand.