We Are Half The World
We Are Half The World
Watch we are half the world GoMovies. They were, at best mocked or ridiculed, at worst incarcerated, tortured, or even beheaded. But they would not be deterred. For decades ten thousands of women in Germany, Great Britain, in France, the U.S. and many other countries fought for their right to vote. Some used the institutions, others turned into media savvy politicians, and still others turned to terrorism, went on hunger strike, or died as martyrs. 100 years later we tell a multi-perspective and emotional story of the international fight, against all odds, for women’s suffrage as an important step towards equal rights.
- Genre: History, Documentary
- Country: Germany
- Director: Annette Baumeister, Carsten Gutschmidt
- Cast: Jeanette Hain, Angelina Häntsch, Johanna Gastdorf, Esther Schweins, Anke Retzlaff, Harald Schrott, Karl Knaup, Paula Hans, Anja Antonowicz, Anne Weber, Matthias Bundschuh, Ingo Abel
