| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min. 1 sec.) ; 314383701 bytes |
| Summary |
Based on Margaret Atwood's novel, this dramatic series tells the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society that faces environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In a desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world, the few remaining fertile women are forced into sexual servitude. In the first episode, Offred, one the few fertile women left in Gilead, struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful commander and his resentful wife |
| Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2017-08-16 at 22:25:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: MA |
| Subject |
Dystopian plays.
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Servitudes.
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Surrogate motherhood -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Blake, Jordana, cast
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Bledel, Alexis, 1981- cast
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Brewer, Madeline, 1992- cast
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Brugel, Amanda, 1978- cast
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Dowd, Ann, cast
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Fagbenle, O-T, 1980- cast
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Fiennes, Joseph, 1970- cast
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Grant, Jenessa, cast
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Kiri, Nina, cast
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Kothari, Shruti, cast
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Minghella, Max, 1985- cast
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Morano, Reed, 1977- director
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Moss, Elisabeth, cast
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Strahovski, Yvonne, 1982- cast
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Watson, Bahia, cast
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Wiley, Samira, cast
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