[CLOSED] Win A Double Pass To Suffragette Advance Screening

Win A Double Pass To Suffragette Advance Screening -  Directed by Sarah Gavron, alongside a team of inspiring women filmmakers, Suffragette is a thrilling drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement; women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Radicalised and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality – their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives. Maud, played by Carey Mulligan, was one such foot soldier. The story of her fight for dignity is as gripping and visceral as any thriller and is both heartbreaking and inspirational. At a time when gender equality is at the forefront of Australia’s national conversation, the story of Suffragette is as relevant in 2015, as it was in the early 19th century. Australians were deeply involved in the movement, as we were the first nation in the world to give women the right to vote and stand for Parliament (1902). Australian Suffragettes, such as the iconic Vida Goldstein and Muriel Matters, were influentially involved in the UK suffragette cause – epitomized by ‘The Grille Incident’ of 1908, when Matters heroically chained herself to British Parliament to protest the iron grille that obscured the Ladies’ Gallery’s view of parliamentary proceedings. Matters was temporarily imprisoned but such resistances fueled the Suffragette’s determination to forge on – initiating a legacy that lives on today. The film also stars Merryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Whishaw, and will be released in Australian cinemas nationally on Boxing Day. The Retiree has ten double passes up for grabs to catch an advance screening of the film at Dendy Portside Cinema on November 26 at 6.30pm. To win one of the passes, simply enter your details below. Competition closes Thursday, November 19 at 10am and winners be will be drawn and notified shortly thereafter. Good luck!

This competition closes on Thursday, 19 November 2015 at 11:59 PM AEST.