Should they do nothing? Should they stay and fight? Or should they leave their remote, bucolic hamlet for the unknown terrors of the outside world?

Whatever they decide, it’s safe to assume that this film (adapted from the novel of the same name by Miriam Toews – who was in turn inspired by actual events that took place in a Mennonite religious community in Bolivia, when a number of women realised they have been systematically drugged and raped by the village men for years) will hit viewers hard.

Who stars in Women Talking?

Claire Foy might be the name on everyone’s lips at the moment, but this film boasts a seriously star-studded cast:

Rooney Mara as Ona
Jessie Buckley as Mariche
Judith Ivey as Agata
Ben Whishaw as August
Frances McDormand as Scarface Janz
Sheila McCarthy as Greta
Michelle McLeod as Mejal
Kate Hallett as Autje
Liv McNeil as Nietje
Emily Mitchell as Miep
Kira Guloien as Anna
Shayla Brown as Helena
August Winter as Melvi
Claire Foy as Salome

Women Talking: why Claire Foy’s intense new drama needs to be on your must-watchlist