Nicholas Starkey | Reviews Editor
Frame by frame, ‘Suffragette’ directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan, is an intense take on politics and an interesting depiction of an historic movement which has become embedded in our society today.
The movie is set in London, 1912, and revolves around mother and wife, Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan), who from a young age has been the victim of female prejudice and gender stereotyping. She has been forced to clean and press other people’s laundry and knows virtually nothing of the world of politics that the Suffragette movement demonstrates.
These suffragette radicals (played by the likes of Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep), at the peak of their aggressiveness of their campaign, rouse Maud from her lack of involvement in the campaign so far and help form her into an eager and prominent suffragette. She gets involved in many important movements that completely change her boring, every day, lifeless rut into a thrilling and inspiring adventure that will keep viewers gripping to the edge of their seat throughout.
Although the movie only follows the campaign from one perspective (Maud), it captures and captivates the intoxicating collective struggle that is the suffragette movement so beautifully, that one would be astonished if this fascinating work didn’t win at least one Oscar nomination.
8/10
