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Not quite. While all this was going on, more than a hundred feminist protestors from the activist group, Sisters Uncut jumped the barriers.

Metro.co.uk got in touch with the movement to find out why they were chanting “Dead women can’t vote” on the red carpet.

“We are suffragettes”, they shouted, and “Domestic violence cuts kill”, referring to cuts to domestic abuse services.

They will be joined by co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff and Romola Garai, as well as Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw and Samuel West.

A few lay down on the red carpet to make their point.

The cast of Suffragette praised the protesters for their actions – speaking to Sky News, Bonham Carter explained: “I’m glad our film has done something”.

It was unclear if Meryl Streep was present during the time of their protest but the group stayed long enough that they had to be carried away by security. “This is all such recent history if you think about it. My grandmother had had three children before she was allowed to vote and I remember her telling me how annoyed she was. That’s exactly what it’s there for”, said the actress who, ironically, is the great granddaughter of former Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, a key target for the suffragettes at the time.

Protesting aside, the premiere went on as normal and the film will run as part of the BFI London Film Festival until October 18th.

‘Clearly the government do not share this belief, as they are removing funding for life-saving support services’. I will say the ten top buyers in the United States for films every territory there is not one woman.

The night – which kicked off this year’s BFI London Film Festival – was delayed by around 20 minutes due to the demonstration, with stars including Helena Bonham Carter having to wait for the women to be moved.

Morgan, who wrote the screenplay for the film, starring Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan, said the success she had achieved on projects including The Hour and The Iron Lady had given her the confidence to take more risks in the projects she pitched to producers and broadcasters.

The quote comes from a 1913 speech by women’s rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst, the character Streep will be playing in Sarah Gavron’s new film, “Suffragette”.