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Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

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Documentary

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The views and thoughts of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood have never been more relevant than today. Readers turn to her work for answers as they confront the rise of authoritarian leaders, deal with increasingly intrusive technologies, and discuss climate change. Her books are useful as survival tools for hard times. But few know her private life. Who is the woman behind the stories? How does she always seem to know what is coming?

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

07 November 2019

Country

Canada

Cast

Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany

Self - Reader (voice)

Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

Self - Writer

Graeme Gibson

Graeme Gibson

Self - Writer / Partner

Harold Atwood

Harold Atwood

Self - Brother

Ruth Atwood

Ruth Atwood

Self - Sister

Jess Atwood Gibson

Jess Atwood Gibson

Self - Daughter

Johnnie Christmas

Johnnie Christmas

Self - Graphic Artist

Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Clarkson

Self - Politician

Arnulf Conradi

Arnulf Conradi

Self - Book Publisher

Ane Crabtree

Ane Crabtree

Self - Costume Designer

Louise Dennys

Louise Dennys

Self - Book Publisher

Susan Filmoe

Susan Filmoe

Self - Harvard Roommate

Peter Florence

Peter Florence

Self - Hay Literary Festival Director

Matthew Gibson

Matthew Gibson

Self - Graeme's Son

Becky Hardie

Becky Hardie

Self - UK Editor

Phoebe Larmore

Phoebe Larmore

Self - Literary Agent

Warren Littlefield

Warren Littlefield

Self - Film Producer

Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller

Self - Screenwriter

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Self - Actress

Lauren Oyler

Lauren Oyler

Self - Writer

Charles Pachter

Charles Pachter

Self - Painter / Friend

Jim Polk

Jim Polk

Self - Writer / Husband (1968-73)

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Self - Filmmaker

Rick Salutin

Rick Salutin

Self - Writer

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Self - Filmmaker

Rosemary Sullivan

Rosemary Sullivan

Self - Biographer

Karolina Sutton

Karolina Sutton

Self - UK Publicist

Susan Swan

Susan Swan

Self - Writer

Charles Foran

Charles Foran

Self - PEN Canada President (voice)

Margaret Dorothy Atwood

Margaret Dorothy Atwood

Self - Mother (archive footage)

Carl Edmund Atwood

Carl Edmund Atwood

Self - Father / Entomologist (archive footage)

Jack McClelland

Jack McClelland

Self - Book Publisher (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mike Pence

Mike Pence

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Melania Trump

Melania Trump

Self (archive footage)

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