Suffragette – Taten statt Worte (2015)
1903 gründete Emmeline Pankhurst in Großbritannien die „Women’s Social and Political Union“, eine bürgerliche Frauenbewegung, die in den folgenden Jahren sowohl durch passiven Widerstand, als auch durch öffentliche Proteste bis hin zu Hungerstreiks auf sich aufmerksam machte. Neben dem Wahlrecht kämpften sie für die allgemeine Gleichstellung der Frau und für heute so selbstverständliche Dinge wie das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit. Die sogenannten „Suffragetten“ waren teilweise gezwungen in den Untergrund zu gehen und ein gefährliches Katz und Maus-Spiel mit dem immer brutaler zugreifenden Staat zu führen. Es waren größtenteils Arbeiterfrauen, die festgestellt hatten, dass friedliche Proteste keinen Erfolg brachten. In ihrer Radikalisierung riskierten sie alles zu verlieren – ihre Jobs, ihr Heim, ihre Kinder und ihr Leben.
Der Regisseur: Sarah Gavron
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Carey Mulligan as Maud Watts |
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Helena Bonham Carter as Edith Ellyn |
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Brendan Gleeson as Arthur Steed |
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Anne-Marie Duff as Violet Miller |
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Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst |
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Ben Whishaw as Sonny Watts |
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Romola Garai as Alice Haughton |
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Samuel West as Benedict Haughton |
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Geoff Bell as Norman Taylor |
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Natalie Press as Emily Davison |
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Adrian Schiller as David Lloyd George |
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Amanda Lawrence as Miss Withers |
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Adam Michael Dodd as George Watts |
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Grace Stottor as Maggie Miller |
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Lorraine Stanley as Mrs Coleman |
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Morgan Watkins as Detective Malcolm Walsop |
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Finbar Lynch as Hugh Ellyn |
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Nick Hendrix as Government Minister |
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Shelley Longworth as Miss Samson |
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Sarah Finigan as Mrs Garston |
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Drew Edwards as Male Laundry Worker |
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Adam Nagaitis as Mr Cummins |
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Lee Nicholas Harris as Police Constable |
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Joyce Henderson as Female Prison Guard |
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Susie Baxter as Landlady |
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Lisa Dillon as Mrs Drayton |
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Matt Blair as Mr. Drayton |
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Jo Neary as Woman Prisoner |
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Col Needham as Committee Member |
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John Cummins as Epsom Groundsman |
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Kevin Hudson as The Muffin Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sarah Gavron | Director |
| Writing | Abi Morgan | Writer |
| Art | Alice Normington | Production Design |
| Editing | Barney Pilling | Editor |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Eduard Grau | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Petrie | Costume Design |
| Camera | Gris Jordana | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Phill Hardy | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Marc Gómez del Moral | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Casper Leaver | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chaz Lyon | First Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Mark Holt | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Emily Connell | Art Department Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beth Gillman | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Finola O'Brien | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Simon Hughes | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Barbara Herman-Skelding | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | James Plannette | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Andy Lowe | Gaffer |
| Sound | Bernard O'Reilly | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Jonathan Houlding | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siân Grigg | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Rob Farris | Digital Intermediate |
| Visual Effects | Ines Li | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tapio Salmi | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Gemma McKeon | Digital Intermediate |
| Sound | Kallis Shamaris | ADR & Dubbing |
| Art | Choi Ho Man | Art Direction |
| Production | Alison Owen | Producer |
| Production | Faye Ward | Producer |
| Production | Fiona Weir | Casting |
| Directing | Helene Oosthuizen | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Stephen Perkins | First Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Jake Marcuson | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Alice Searby | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Steffan Hill | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Stephen Griffiths | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Rogers | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Holly Smart | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jake Collier | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Karen Elliott | Music Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Adam Gascoyne | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Paul Cotterell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Alice Sutton | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Rogers | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jo Farrugia | Researcher |
| Camera | Sam Barnes | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Barnaby Smyth | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Hemming | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siân Grigg | Makeup Designer |
| Editing | Patrick Malone | Digital Intermediate |
| Visual Effects | Tim Caplan | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Andy Shelley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Sparky Tehnsuko | Stand In |
| Production | James Schamus | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nik Bower | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cameron McCracken | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
| Production | Teresa Moneo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andy Stebbing | Co-Producer |
| Production | Hannah Farrell | Co-Producer |
| Production | Rose Garnett | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Duncan Jarman | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Art | Matt Curtis | Title Designer |