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Maudie (2016) Maudie is a moving, intimate and expertly-made biopic by Irish director, Aisling Walsh, about Nova Scotian folk-painter, Maudie Lewis. The film takes place in the 1950/60's in rural Nova Scotia (that's east coast Canada) that follows the difficult life of Maudie, here incredibly portrayed by Sally Hawkins. Maudie's hardships began early on as she developed rheumatoid arthritis at a very young age, affecting her mobility and use of her hands. As a female with this kind of disability in a mid-1950's rural community, Maudie was stripped of much of her autonomy and often looked down upon by her community. However, she was resilient, constantly pushing back against her physical and social obstacles and fought to gain work as a house-maid for a local fish peddler, Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke). As the film shows, Everett was not an easy man himself and though he and Maudie ultimately married and had a loving relationship he was also equally hard on her througho...