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16/10/2015 Drama, History 1h 46m
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Mothers. Daughters. Rebels.

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.

  1. Sarah Gavron

    Director

  2. Abi Morgan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Carey Mulligan

    Maud Watts

  2. Helena Bonham Carter

    Edith Ellyn

  3. Brendan Gleeson

    Arthur Steed

  4. Anne-Marie Duff

    Violet Miller

  5. Meryl Streep

    Emmeline Pankhurst

  6. Ben Whishaw

    Sonny Watts

  7. Romola Garai

    Alice Haughton

  8. Samuel West

    Benedict Haughton

  9. Geoff Bell

    Norman Taylor

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-01-02
Deeds, not words.

It's a telling point in history, that of the Suffragettes, the militant women's organisations in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections. So case in point that any filmic treatments are greatly anticipated - and wanted of course, so here we have Sarah Gavron's film that is written by Abi Morgan and starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw and in cameo Meryl Streep.

Right off the bat it should be noted on two crucial points, one is that this is mer...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$14,000,000.00

Revenue
$16,002,420.00

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