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Suffragette

Suffragette

Mothers. Daughters. Rebels.

20157.21h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sarah Gavron
Written by Abi Morgan
Produced by Alison Owen, Faye Ward
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Maud Watts

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Edith Ellyn

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Arthur Steed

Anne-Marie Duff

Anne-Marie Duff

Violet Miller

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Emmeline Pankhurst

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Sonny Watts

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Alice Haughton

Samuel West

Samuel West

Benedict Haughton

Geoff Bell

Geoff Bell

Norman Taylor

Natalie Press

Natalie Press

Emily Davison

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbiographyfeministperiod dramawoman director1910ssuffragettes

About Suffragette

Suffragette is a drama, history film released in 2015 exploring themes of london, england, biography, feminist, period drama, woman director, 1910s. Directed by Sarah Gavron, it stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson. 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.

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