Suffragette: Life mirrors art as premiere is upstaged by cuts protest

Its premiere in London on Wednesday night was disrupted by a group of women protesting about domestic violence, who lay down on the red carpet and shouted “dead women can’t vote”.

Anne-Marie said: “If you’re going to make a film about women’s civil rights let there be women screaming for them on a red carpet”.

Activists chanted “Dead women can’t vote” and “We are suffragettes” to a volume that presenter Lauren Laverne was forced to raise her voice to interview the directors, with the premiere running 15 minutes behind schedule as police arrived and extra barriers were installed. A few were dragged away by security guards, while green and purple smoke bombs went off nearby.

Tristan Fewings The demonstration lasted for approximately 10 minutes. “For these women to do that tonight, I think that’s awesome”. “Ideally the film will motivate anyone who feels a treachery has been done, to be sufficiently intense to dissent”.

Inspired by Maud’s fellow suffragettes’ solidarity, she plunges headfirst into the underground world locating a willing accomplice. This included participation in protests, even hunger strikes, many of which led to imprisonment. “I would rather be a rebel than a slave”.

Helena Bonham Carter was thrilled the protesters were there.

The highly lauded Meryl Streep is dealing with serious backlash for a recent photo shoot for Time Out London promoting her film, “Suffragette”.

Bonham Carter said of the activists: “I’m glad our film’s done something, that’s exactly what it’s there for”.

Meryl Streep will crusade for equal rights in all arenas, including the right to have her films reviewed by as many women as men.

Men dragging @SistersUncut protestors from the red carpet of @SuffragetteFilm. “Contend with that – not the words”. If there were 168 men, that would be balanced. It’s obviously an incredibly important movement…what they’re trying to do. I will say the ten top buyers in the United States for films every territory there is not one woman.

Helen Pankhurst, the great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline, and Laura Pankhurst – Emmeline’s great-great-granddaughter – will join the cast at the gala screening, which comes ahead of the film’s release on October 12.