We Are Half The World

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Jeanette HainMarguerite Durand

Angelina HäntschJosefine

Johanna GastdorfAnita Augsburg

Esther SchweinsEmmeline Pankhurst

Anke RetzlaffChristabel Pankhurst

Harald SchrottGeorge Clemenceau

Karl KnaupPremierminister Asquith

Paula HansMarie Juchacz

Anja AntonowiczCast

Anne WeberLida Heymann

Matthias BundschuhCast

Ingo Abel

Ingo AbelAntoine Perivier