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Synopsis: Switzerland, 1971: Nora is a young housewife and mother who lives with her husband and their two sons in a peaceful little village. Here, in the Swiss countryside, little or nothing is felt of the huge social upheavals that the movement of May 1968 has caused. Nora's life, too, has been unaffected; she is a retiring, quiet person, well liked by everyone - until she begins to campaign publicly and pugnaciously for women's right to vote, an issue that will be put before the male voters on February 7th, 1971.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
  12 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
67
Year:
2017
96 min
61 Views


It's not easy with a husband either.

- True!

You can say that again.

You are always welcome here,

signora vreni.

And you

if you ever need anything

help or anything, then

a good haircut, soon.

Shall we go together?

Women's demo in Zurich

and now, let's go shopping.

Okay.

Application.

Dear ladies and gentlemen, I would like

to apply for the job as secretary...

Trousers. And tight ones at that.

You don't need to stare at my bottom

all the time, father-in-law.

Enjoy your meal, everyone.

Can I have some milk, mummy?

You know where it is.

And from now on,

you clear away your dirty dishes.

Everyone can do their own.

And you can take turns

drying up.

But.. We're boys!

You know how to put together

a model railway.

You will be able to

dry up dishes.

Thank you!

Hanna ran away from reform school.

Now they have chucked her into a

women's prison.

It's a disgrace!

Is it true that Hanna is

now in a women's prison?

That is what happens

to wanton women like her.

But she is just a little wild.

And in love. For crying out loud,

that is not a crime!

It is for us, Nora.

- Especially for women.

- But that's not fair.

You can't just lock Hanna away

with dangerous criminals.

What would you have done

if you were her mother?

You've seen how she is.

Can she have visitors?

Werner doesn't want to.

And you?

You at least should visit her.

She is your child!

Nora

we shouldn't get involved.

He'd definitely listen to you.

He has even banned therese

from visiting Hanna.

I know Werner.

The more you push him,

the more stubborn he gets.

- You just don't want to fight with him.

- Listen, Nora

when I'm back,

I can give it a go.

But on the telephone forget it.

Are you still there?

Tell me, how are you going to vote?

- On what?

- Women's right to vote.

That's for me to know.

Can't you even tell your wife?

Since when have you been

interested in how I vote?

I'm interested now.

I am in favour.

Really?

But I still think that

mothers should be in the home.

A yes from men

for the love of women.

Where did you get this picture?

From the album

of the women's and mothers' club.

No, that's not on.

That's not on at all.

And what about

"hosted by"?

- You're speaking.

No, ok I'll welcome everybody,

but I'm not speaking.

- You have to.

We said we'd ask someone

from the association.

It makes a much

better impression,

when one of us speaks, instead of some

intellectual woman from the city.

I think so too.

Then you do it.

But the whole thing was your idea!

Sorry, love vreni

is too old.

You are the voice

of the new generation, Nora.

You can do it.

Definitely!

Good. Now all we need

is to get together the money

for the printing.

Ladies, mrs affolter

has tried the new omo.

What did you think,

mrs affolter?

See for yourself.

The washing smells lovely,

and the stains have all gone

and it's whiter than all the washing

I have ever washed before.

Omo washes whites

visibly whiter.

Father-in-law?

Hans didn't leave me

enough house-keeping money.

Does hans actually

know what you're doing?

- What?

- You know exactly what I mean.

Fredy from the council

is telling everyone in the village.

Hans will be pleased when I call and tell

him what his wife is doing behind his back.

At the same time, you can tell

him all about your sex magazines.

So, about the house-keeping money?

A male yes for women!

- Don't you think that's enough now?

- But we still have so many posters!

Go home

to your children!

Come on look, over there.

We need a couple more posters over there.

Is it true about

this action committee?

Yes.

But you've never been

interested in politics before.

I am now.

You know

I'd love to

go out to work again.

And hans can just stop me.

That can't be right!

We could do with some help.

I don't want to talk to you.

- Hanna!

- You are

such a coward, mother.

Hopefully I will never

be like you.

You and father are dead to me.

I want to go back to my room.

Please, Hanna!

We need to talk

Come on, therese.

We can try again in a week.

It's all my fault, Nora.

I just sat there

and said nothing.

Because I thought,

now it's taking its toll.

I was a bad mother

to my daughter

I have failed, Nora.

- No.

- I have ruined my child's life.

What should I do?

Fight, therese!

Hi.

We went to see Hanna today.

You need to reverse

the custody order.

I don't need to do anything.

Do you want

it on your conscience?

We made a mistake, Werner.

She is still just a child.

I don't want to hear any more!

Things are hard enough for us

with our business.

And now you are making everything worse

with yours.

The whole village

is laughing about those posters.

Dear Swiss citizens...

Where is Max?

Tell him to come

and have breakfast.

He is ill.

What's wrong?

Max, you are not ill.

Come on, stand up.

You need

to tidy the room up again tonight.

- Go on, tell her.

Tell me what?

He doesn't want to go to school.

- Why not?

- Because of you! Everyone's laughing at us.

They say you're a kipper.

A libber, stupid, a women's libber.

A woman who wants to be a man.

Bert doesn't want to sit

next to me anymore.

And he doesn't want

to be my friend either.

And there are a couple of others too.

Are you coming now or not?

I think we should go to hear

what the young people are saying.

I've never been

to a demo

vreni, we need to cancel

our event.

Cancel?

No! But why?

Has hans talked you around?

No, he doesn't know about it.

My boys are getting teased at school.

- All the more reason

to fight back!

I need to think of my family.

And everybody will know why.

Because we got scared.

You should have thought about

that earlier.

We will make ourselves a laughing stock.

It's exactly what everyone expected.

Didn't you say,

you could do with some help?

There's, what has happened'?

Nothing. I just bumped

into the kitchen cupboard.

If I can't help my Hanna,

then at least her mother shouldn't be

an embarrassment to her any more.

Yes, we could do with help.

You see.

Are we going to the demo in Zurich

or not?

Women's rights are human rights!

Women's rights are human rights!

Women's rights are human rights!

Women's rights are human rights!

Women's rights are human rights!

Women's rights are human rights!

I'm starting to feel

a bit old here.

We can get the next train home.

Come on.

Let's join in!

Let's go.

We don't want to be branded

as maids,

cleaners and objects of lust

any more.

Our men should clean

their own shoes.

And wash their own socks.

Feminism is

the greatest social revolution

of this century!

It's about the right to abortion

and equal pay.

It's about marital law.

You lot need

a proper seeing-to.

What?!

It is about complete social,

political and economical equality

for women!

Women's rights are human rights!

Women's rights are human rights!

Down with the patriarchy!

Glad you came to the workshop.

There's a party afterwards.

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