2015 film by Sarah Gavron
Suffragette is a 2015 historical drama film about women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, and Meryl Streep.
Filming began on 24 February, 2014. It is the first feature film to be shot in the Houses of Parliament. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October, 2015 by the French film company Pathé through its British distributor 20th Century Fox. Originally scheduled to be released by Relativity Media, the film was ultimately released in a limited release in North America on 23 October, 2015 by Focus Features.
Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.