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Suffragette, Focus Features, Pathé, Film4 ;and BFI present in associtaion with Ingenious Media a Ruby Films production ; produced by Alison Owen and Faye Ward ; written by Abi Morgan ; directed by Sarah Gavron

Label
Suffragette, Focus Features, Pathé, Film4 ;and BFI present in associtaion with Ingenious Media a Ruby Films production ; produced by Alison Owen and Faye Ward ; written by Abi Morgan ; directed by Sarah Gavron
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG-13; for some intense violence, thematic elements, brief strong language and partial nudity
Main title
Suffragette
Medium
videorecording Blu-ray
Responsibility statement
Focus Features, Pathé, Film4 ;and BFI present in associtaion with Ingenious Media a Ruby Films production ; produced by Alison Owen and Faye Ward ; written by Abi Morgan ; directed by Sarah Gavron
Runtime
107
Summary
Inspired by true events, a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th century Britain. The story centers on Maud, a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.'s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst, Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.filmdirector
resource.screenwriter