THE HANDMAID'S TALE

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THE HANDMAID'S TALE

Joseph Fiennes

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Begins at 1:00 PM EDT
Check-in begins at: 12:15 PM EDT

Monday, July 23, 2018



Join us for a screening of The Handmaid's Tale followed by a Q&A with Joseph Fiennes.

Moderated by Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly

Estimated program end time: 2:30 PM

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.