編劇: Emma Frank
主演: 露西·沃斯利
類型: 紀錄片
國家/地區: 英國
語言: 英語
上映日期: 2018-06-04(英國)
片長: 90分鐘IMDb: tt8513082
評分: 9.3
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劇情簡介:
February2018willmark100yearsofwomenintheUKbeingallowedtovote.TodayinBritain,thisdemocraticactfeelslikeabasichumanright,butasLucyWorsleywillrevealinthis90minutespecial,thebattlethatwomenhadtowageforthisrightwascomplexandhard-fought.
Usingoriginalsourcematerialstopiecetogetheracaptivatingtellingoftheforgottenstoriesfromthisperiodofhistory,Lucywillexploretherangeofpeoplewhofoughtforthevote-youngandold,richandpoor,menandwomen,fromalloverthecountry-someofwhomdecidedtogoagainsteveryruleandexpectationthatVictoriansocietyhadaboutthem.
ShewillrevealwhatlifewaslikeasaSuffragettewhoseeverymovewastrackedbyaspecialpoliceunit,explorethehorrificprisonconditionsthatthesewomenweresentencedtoaswelltellthestoryofunsungheroesandheroineswhohelpedwomentoreachequalityattheballotboxbypeacefulmeans.
Withthehelpofletters,diaryentries,newspaperarticlesandformerlyclassifieddocuments,Lucywillimmerseusinthestoryofwomenontherunfromthepolice,hungerstrikes,arson,harassmentcampaignsandfamilyfalloutsononesidewithespionage,forcefeeding,newsmediabias,policesurveillanceandgovernmentinterferenceontheother,paintingavividandtimelydepictionofthislandmarkmomentinBritishHistory.
Lucysays:「I’mthrilledtobemarkingthe100yearanniversaryofwomengettingthevotewiththis90minutefilmforBBCOneinsuchadramaticandexcitingway.」
