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The Divine Order (2017)

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Original title
Die göttliche Ordnung
Directed by
Petra Volpe
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
14
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 138 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A housewife in a small Swiss village becomes an activist for women's suffrage before a 1971 referendum. She rallies other women in her community to challenge traditional gender roles.

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What happens

The Divine Order (German: Die göttliche Ordnung) is a 2017 Swiss comedy-drama film written and directed by Petra Volpe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film centres on Nora Ruckstuhl, a housewife and mother in a small village. She publicly advocated for women's suffrage in Switzerland to be voted on in a 1971 referendum. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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