Political and religious leaders in Switzerland cited “Divine Order” as the reason why women still did not have to right to vote as late as 1970. Director Petra Volpe introduces us to Nora, an apolitical housewife, who becomes the unflinching suffragette leader of the village and helps shepherd equality to this European nation.
Q&A session with director Petra Volpe to follow
Filmmaker Bio:
Screenwriter and director Petra Volpe studied at the Film Academy Konrad Wolf in Potsdam Babelsberg. Since completing her studies in 2003 she has written and directed several award-winning television movies. Petra Volpe lives in New York and has an office in Berlin.
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