Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Directed by

Katja von Garnier

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 90 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, a leader of the American women's suffrage movement in the 1910s. She and fellow activist Lucy Burns use peaceful protests to fight for the right to vote. The film shows their struggles and determination.

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What happens

Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 American historical drama film directed by Katja von Garnier. The film stars Hilary Swank as suffragist leader Alice Paul, Frances O'Connor as activist Lucy Burns, Julia Ormond as Inez Milholland, and Anjelica Huston as Carrie Chapman Catt. It received critical acclaim after the film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. The film focuses on the American women's suffrage movement during the 1910s and follows women's suffrage leaders Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as they use peaceful and effective nonviolent strategies, tactics, and dialogues to revolutionize the American feminist movement to grant women the right to vote. The film was released in the United States on February 15, 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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