Tales from the Town of Widows
by James Cañónliterary work· published 2007
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Left behind when their husbands are forced to fight in a civil war, the women of a small Colombian village struggle to survive, in the process creating a peaceful new community that is thrown into turmoil when the men return four years later.
Adaptations (1)
Tales from the Town of Widows was adapted into a 2011 film.
Without Men2011 · film · 87 min · dir. Gabriela Tagliavini · IMDb ↗IMDb3.3In a small and remote Latin American mountain village, all the men are recruited to fight in the country's civil war. Left to fend for themselves, the women of the town, led by Rosalba, slowly emerge from their supporting roles as wives and daughters to become unwitting founders of a remarkable new society: an all female utopia. When the men, led by an American reporter, return to try to reclaim their power, a clash of sexes ensues with unsuspected consequences.
