An electrifying story of the women on the front lines of the real-life battle for the vote, Focus Features' Suffragette is coming to Blu-ray and DVD for public libraries on March 1, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. An "inspiring, unforgettable movie!" according to Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood, Suffragette stars Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan (An Education) and Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), and three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice). The first feature film to focus on a remarkable moment in history, Suffragette comes to Blu-ray and DVD with an array of bonus features including a look behind the scenes of this groundbreaking motion picture, and feature commentary by director Sarah Gavron and screenwriter Abi Morgan.
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The powerful drama inspired by true events is about the women willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early 20th-century Britain. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Ms. Streep), Maud (Ms. Mulligan) joins the U.K.'s growing Suffragette movement alongside women from all walks of life who will sacrifice their jobs, homes, and even their lives for the right to vote. The stellar cast of Suffragette also includes Brendan Gleeson (British Independent Film Award winner for Best Supporting Actor for Suffragette), Anne-Marie Duff (Closed Circuit), Ben Whishaw (Spectre), Romola Garai (Atonement), and Natalie Press (My Summer of Love).
