Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. Wide screen 1.85:1. Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall.
Summary:
In a future fascist state where pollution has reduced the fertility rate, Kate is convicted of trying to escape from the United States and sentenced to become a handmaid and bear children for a security forces official.
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