Five years ago a movie directed and produced a people of color won the Oscar for best film. The film 12 years a Slave is the third movie directed by Steven McQueen and explores the profound story of a man who just wants to be free.

Steven McQueen explores several subjects, like political prisoners and sex addiction. In his new movie Widows explores a wide range of subjects.

Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson) is a famous thief who is killed in a robbery. His widow Veronica (Viola Davis) receive a threat from a crime boss Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry), who Harry and his partners stole 2 million dollars. Jamal is in need of this money for an election he is running against Jack Mulligan (Colin Farrell) the son of a wealthy man who has power all over Chicago.

Thanks to Harry's driver, Veronica found a notebook containing Harry's detailed plan for a new robbery, including a map and contact information of everyone involved. Veronica decided to carry out the plan in order to repay Jamal his money.

One of the most important parts of the plan is to recruit the windows of the guys involved in a robbery where Harry was killed. Linda Perrelli (Michelle Rodriguez) and Alice Gunner (Elizabeth Debicki) are part of this widows.

Based on a British TV series, windows explore a different side of a heist. Do not get confused with a film like Ocean's eight. These women are housewives or business owners who never done this before, but they are driven by the idea of regaining power and the capacity of being independent. Windows explore politics and the rough life in Chicago, it also gives you a strong message about the "me too" movement. The men represent corruption, power, and destruction, but women represent redemption.