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Women Talking Dirty (1999): Cast & Plot

Women Talking Dirty (1999) movie poster

Women Talking Dirty is a 1999 comedy directed by Coky Giedroyc, starring Helena Bonham Carter as Cora, Kenneth Cranham and Richard Wilson. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.

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Women Talking Dirty (1999) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 37m (97 min)
Director
Coky Giedroyc
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Women Talking Dirty About?

The premise of Women Talking Dirty without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Behind every great woman… is her best friend A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.

Women Talking Dirty Themes & Keywords

· 48 tags
  • female friendship
  • sex scene
  • single mother
  • black panties
  • panties
  • divorce
  • female nudity
  • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
  • girlfriend
  • unlikely friendship
  • female protagonist
  • best friend
+36 more
  • girl wears panties
  • woman wrapped in a towel
  • talking
  • almost kiss
  • male nudity
  • male frontal nudity
  • brief male frontal nudity
  • pubic hair
  • male pubic hair
  • male rear nudity
  • mother
  • male full frontal nudity
  • ocd
  • sex
  • pregnancy
  • husband wife relationship
  • drunkness
  • drunk
  • money
  • couch
  • three word title
  • friendship
  • scotland
  • edinburgh scotland
  • homosexual
  • party
  • gay
  • gay relationship
  • gambler
  • friend
  • flashback
  • childbirth
  • almost lesbian kiss
  • cartoonist
  • based on novel
  • independent film
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Cast & crew

Women Talking Dirty Cast & Characters

Helena Bonham Carter leads the cast as Cora, with Kenneth Cranham as George and Richard Wilson as Ronald. Directed by Coky Giedroyc; 9 actors are credited in all.

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Plot

Women Talking Dirty Plot Summary

What happens in Women Talking Dirty from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

The film begins in the year 2010, with a harrowing scene that immediately sets a serious and emotional tone. Ona, played by Rooney Mara, wakes up to find her thighs bruised and bleeding, a clear sign of recent assault. The story reveals that she lives in a Mennonite colony where a disturbing truth has recently come to light: the men in the community have been secretly drugging the women with cow tranquilizers, enabling years of abuse, assault, and mistreatment. This revelation sparks a profound crisis among the women, who must confront their reality and decide how to respond.

Full summary

The whole story of Women Talking Dirty, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Women Talking Dirty?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Who is the woman that wakes up with bruised thighs at the start of the film?

Details

Women Talking Dirty Also Known As

5 alternative titles, including “Жените говорят мръсотии” and “Cosas de mujeres, ბინძური საუბრები”.

Also known as
  • Жените говорят мръсотии
  • Cosas de mujeres, ბინძური საუბრები
  • Conversa de Mulheres
  • 女人讲脏话
  • 女人講髒話

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FAQ

Women Talking Dirty FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Women Talking Dirty, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Women Talking Dirty?

Women Talking Dirty runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).

When was Women Talking Dirty released?

Women Talking Dirty was released on September 17, 1999.

Who directed Women Talking Dirty?

Women Talking Dirty was directed by Coky Giedroyc.

More films by Coky Giedroyc

Who is in the cast of Women Talking Dirty?

Women Talking Dirty stars Helena Bonham Carter as Cora, Kenneth Cranham as George and Richard Wilson as Ronald, among 9 credited actors.

Does Women Talking Dirty have a post-credit scene?

No. Women Talking Dirty has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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