November 5, 2015
Directed by: Sarah Gavron; Starring: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep; Genre: Drama, History; Age: +12; Time: 106min
Powerful drama about the women who were willing to lose 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. When increasingly aggressive police action forces Maud and her dedicated fellow suffragettes underground, they engage in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities.
