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Sarah Gavron (born 20 April 1970) is a British film director. She has directed four short films, and three feature films. Her first film is, This Little Life (2003); Brick Lane (2007) is her second most recognized film; Village at the End of the World (2012); and her latest film, Suffragette (2015) that is based in London of 1912 which tells the story of the Suffragette movement based on realistic, historical events.

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We have come far, but there is an ongoing battle to be fought. Many of the issues the Suffragettes were dealing with are still issues today across the globe: equal pay, parental rights, sexual abuse, etc.

Come, Equal Pay, Globe, Issues, Rights, Sexual

I had wanted to make this film [Suffragette] for over a decade. There has never been a cinematic rendition of this story. I had not been taught any of the history of the movement at school, and the version I had gleaned had been the Mary Poppins story of women in large hats, petitioning. There was another version.

Film, Large, Movement, School, Stories, Taught

I want people to be inspired! To remember how hard-fought the battle for the vote was, the debt we owe to women who paved the way for this more egalitarian society we live in, how critical it is to use our vote and to be counted.

Battle, Inspired, Live, People, Society, Use

The challenging of repression by a new generation of activists - from Malala Yousafzai to Pussy Riot - across the globe reminded us how many women are still fighting for basic human rights. Our great-grandmothers' struggle in all its shocking detail seemed so relevant.

Struggle, Fighting, Grandmother, Generation, Activists

We petitioned to get access to film [Suffragette] at the Houses of Parliament and we whooped with joy when we were allowed in, as this is the first ever commercial film to shoot there.

Access, Commercial, Firsts, House, Joy, Petitioned

"Suffragette" is an intense drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement as they fight for the right to vote.

Drama, Feet, Feminist, Fight, Fighting, Intense

The suffragettes were women of action. Their motto was "Deeds not Words," and the film reflects that with a number of big set pieces, from the smashing of windows in central London to a riot at the Houses of Parliament.

Numbers, House, Pieces, Motto, Big, Words

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