
A drama that tracks the story of 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. These women were not primarily from the genteel educated classes, they were working women who had seen peaceful protest achieve nothing. Radicalized and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality - their jobs, the... (Full plot summary below)
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A drama that tracks the story of 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. These women were not primarily from the genteel educated classes, they were working women who had seen peaceful protest achieve nothing. Radicalized and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality - their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives. Maud was one such foot soldier. The story of her fight for dignity is as gripping and visceral as any thriller, it is also heart-breaking and inspirational.
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| Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL)Pamela PowellWith outstanding performances from Mulligan and Gleeson, it's an emotional and historically significant film that pulls you into the era. |
| The ListNikki BaughanSuffragette is a piece of living history, a celebration of how far we've come but also a stark reminder that, despite the best efforts of these pioneering women, we still have some distance left to go. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyThe script, by Abi Morgan, filters out the contextual complexities of politics, and Sarah Gavron's direction reduces difficult situations to simple sentiments. |
| Reel ReviewsFrank WilkinsOne of its most appreciated accomplishments is its ability to paint the heroic events of a social movement that happened more than a hundred years ago with a modern-day relevance sure to resonate with audiences of today. Sadly, no one will see it. |
| ReformaEdgardo ReséndizAn important film, serious, well crafted and relevant. [Full review in Spanish] |
| San Jose Mercury NewsKaren D'Souza"Suffragette" urges us to look at the dynamics of gender, class and power then and now with fresh eyes. |
| Cambridge DayAllyson JohnsonThe film isn't timid about showing the violence facing these women, and there are moments in which Gavron shoots Suffragette as if it were a war film -- in some ways, it is. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIn the best picture of 2015, Carey Mulligan is the stoic, long-suffering sweatshop worker radicalized into action. |
| Georgia StraightKen EisnerIt seethes with good intentions and bad behaviour. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchSarah Bryan MillerMorgan’s writing is occasionally pedestrian, but the sweep of the story, the performances and Gavron’s vision make up for it. |