Suffragette [DVD] 02519225887 Movies Inspired by true events, "Suffragette" is a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early-20th-century Britain. The story centers on Maud (played by Carey Muligan), a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.s growing Suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life. When increasingly aggressive police action forces Maud and her dedicated fellow Suffragettes underground, they engage in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities, who are shocked as the womens civil disobedience escalates and sparks debate across the nation.
