Made in Dagenham (2010)

Directed by

Nigel Cole

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 335 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1968, a group of female sewing machinists at a Ford factory in Dagenham go on strike to demand equal pay. Led by a determined worker, they face opposition from management and take their fight to the government.

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What happens

Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole, written by William Ivory, and starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. It dramatises the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 that aimed for equal pay for women. Its theme song, with lyrics by Billy Bragg, is performed by Sandie Shaw, a native of the area and former Ford Dagenham clerk. A stage musical version of the film opened at London's Adelphi Theatre in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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