Suffragette
7.2/10
Rating
106 min
Runtime
2015
Release Year
Sarah Gavron
Director
Cast
Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Meryl Streep
Quick Synopsis
Set in early 20th century Britain, this film follows a group of working-class women who become involved in the suffragette movement, fighting for their right to vote. As the government responds with harsher measures, these women are driven to operate in secrecy, risking arrest and violence while organizing protests and acts of civil disobedience to challenge the oppressive state and advance their cause.
Detailed Synopsis of Suffragette
Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.
