Suffragette film screening in London stormed by female protesters

By Andrew Stephens
Updated October 14 2015 - 10:28am, first published October 8 2015 - 11:36am
Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne-Marie Duff at the "Suffragette" screening in London. Bonham Carter welcomed the protest. Photo: David M. Benett
Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne-Marie Duff at the "Suffragette" screening in London. Bonham Carter welcomed the protest. Photo: David M. Benett
Protesters at the "Suffragette" screening in London. Photo: Dave J Hogan
Protesters at the "Suffragette" screening in London. Photo: Dave J Hogan
A protest broke out during the screening of "Suffragette" on the opening night of the BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square. Photo: Dave J Hogan
A protest broke out during the screening of "Suffragette" on the opening night of the BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square. Photo: Dave J Hogan

It was, says Suffragette star Helena Bonham Carter, the "perfect" response to her new film when the red-carpet opening was stormed by more than 100 female activists and their colourful smoke bombs in London on Wednesday.

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