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Suffragette

Suffragette

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Suffragette

"Mothers. Daughters. Rebels."

2015

1h 46m

7.2(1689 votes)

Drama

History

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.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Written by: Abi Morgan
Produced by: Alison Owen
Faye Ward

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