Focus Features Acquires ‘Suffragette’ Starring Meryl Streep & Carey Mulligan“Focus Features has
Focus Features Acquires ‘Suffragette’ Starring Meryl Streep & Carey Mulligan“Focus Features has acquired North American rights to Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep (Into The Woods), Carey Mulligan (Far From The Madding Crowd) and Helena Bonham Carter (Cinderella). Focus is readying the film, inspired by the early 20th century campaign by the suffragettes for the right of women to vote, for a fall domestic release later this year. The story follows Maud (Mulligan), a working wife and mother who comes to realize that she must fight for her dignity both at home and in her workplace. Realizing she is not alone, she becomes an activist alongside other brave women from all walks of life. The early efforts at resistance were passive, but as the women faced increasingly aggressive police action, the suffragettes become galvanized — risking their very lives to ensure that women’s rights would be recognized and respected.”Read the full piece hereOH YEAH!!! -- source link
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