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Mothers. Daughters. Rebels. - Suffragette
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Title: Suffragette

Release Date: 16 Oct 2015

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Pathé, Film4 Productions, BFI, Ingenious Media, Ruby Films

Production Companies: Pathé, Film4 Productions, BFI, Ingenious Media, Ruby Films

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (1617 votes)

Cast

  • Maud Watts: Carey Mulligan
  • Edith Ellyn: Helena Bonham Carter
  • Arthur Steed: Brendan Gleeson
  • Violet Miller: Anne-Marie Duff
  • Emmeline Pankhurst: Meryl Streep
  • Sonny Watts: Ben Whishaw
  • Alice Haughton: Romola Garai
  • Benedict Haughton: Samuel West
  • Norman Taylor: Geoff Bell
  • Emily Davison: Natalie Press
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