As a period story, Suffragette effectively recounts the harrowing women's suffrage movement of early-20th century Britain, where women were locked away and tortured for demanding equal rights. As a current piece of filmmaking, the female-starring, female-written and female-directed drama couldn't come at a better time, as the conversation of gender imbalance in Hollywood and abroad reaches a crescendo in our own modern-day society.
Directed by Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane), the film follows Maud Watts (played by Carey Mulligan), a fictitious laundry worker and housewife whose life is forever changed when she secretly joins the growing suffragette movement. Partnered with real-life activists Edith Ellyn (Helena Bonham Carter), Emily Davison (Natalie Press) and others, Maud rallies against increasingly aggressive police forces led by Detective Steed (Brendan Gleeson) -- much to the chagrin of Maud's husband Sonny (Ben Wishaw). Soon, Maud must decide if fighting for her rights is worth being disgraced by her friends and family, as well as putting her own life at risk.
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