Recent Examples on the WebLike the novel, much of Polley’s adaptation unfolds in the hayloft, as actors including Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Judith Ivey play Mennonite women debating and discussing their options, and Ben Whishaw plays a colony man taking the minutes of the meeting.—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022 The film’s title is said to be an apt description of the film, the bulk of which takes place in a hayloft as the women discuss the limited options that are before them: forgive and forget the menfolk’s crimes, leave the community forever and forsake eternal salvation, or stay and fight.—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022 Over the course of two days up there in the hayloft, all eight of these women have their say on the subject, including two girls, Autje (Kate Hallett) and Neitje (Liv McNeil), who swing from the rafters and tie their braids together while the grownups debate.—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 The movie takes place mostly in the cramped setting of a hayloft where the women meet and talk, and talk.—Alisson Wood, ELLE, 27 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hayloft
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