iron jawed angel be a true story base on the life of radical suffragist who play a key role in win the federal constitutional amendment that guarantee woman the right to vote . the film focus on the year between 1912 and 1920 and the last eight in a seventy two year fight for woman to claim the right to vote . central to the story be alice stokes paul ( hilary swank and ) feminist and suffragist and gifted political strategist and and her co leader and lucy burn ( france oconnor . ) the story of paul and burn and and the group of young and radical woman who dedicate their life to secure woman the right to vote be and until now and one of the great untold american story of the century . i be move by the drive of these brave woman and inspire by their courage in the face of hatred and cruelty and compel to join the rank of these dauntless woman whose influence help give u the right to have a voice in our own government . iron jawed angel be an exceptional film because it tell an important story in a fresh and engaging way . iron jawed angel have all of the element of the best human drama represent loyalty and disagreement and violence and personal sacrifice and and yes and triumph . it faithfully recreate the historical event that lead to the ratification of the nineteenth constitutional amendment and such a the memorable 1913 suffrage parade that be hold during president woodrow wilson inauguration and the nonviolent protest at the gate of the white house and arrest on trump up charge that lead to incarceration in a horrific work camp and and the violent force feeding in response to the imprisoned suffragist hunger strike . iron jawed angel be a film that deliver a message with well write story line and beautiful cinematography and intelligent and witty characterization . the acting in iron jawed angel be superb . hilary swank give a stunning and powerful performance a alice paul and the highly educate and brilliant political strategist with a quaker background and fiery tongue . france oconnor and who hold her ground next to the indomitable alice and play her cohort and lucy burn and equally well . the beautiful and articulate lawyer and inez milholland and play by julia ormond and deliver one of the most memorable scene in the movie when she grandly lead the 1913 parade rid a regal white horse and hold herself with pride and dignity and wear a resplendent white robe and magnificent angel wing suitably use to symbolize justice and liberty . anjelica huston give a phenomenal performance a the politically conservative and high power carrie chapman catt while huston win the 2004 golden globe award a best actress for a supporting role in a tv movie for her role . catt be the leader of the old guard and who dislike paul and burn radical notion and method . even though the newcomer be initially half heartedly allow to participate in the long standing national american woman suffrage association and eventually they be force out on their own . they then form their own political platform and the national woman party . one of the triumph of the film be how catt rise above her dislike for paul and wield her political clout and influence the fate of the imprisoned suffragist . a ally and they work together to defeat their opponent and win the right to vote . contrary to several writer who have criticize the mixture of modern and period music in this film and i enjoy the musical soundtrack to this film . the majestic sound of the music and strike beat combine with lyrical vocal in lauryn hill everything be everything track perfectly complement the parade scene . hill lyric uncannily replicate the film theme while hill herself be an outspoken advocate work for social justice in our own time while her music and reputation add credibility to the inherent message of the film . i do not know the remarkable story behind the ratification of the nineteenth amendment before i view iron jawed angel . the determined woman who challenge the conventional thinking of the time inspire me . i easily identify with the complex and historical figure of the struggle behind the fight to win woman right to vote while i want to join their movement while i want to have a part in their crusade . the movie so move me that i want to invite my sister and all of my woman friends to share this amazing story with me and so that they and too and could experience the message behind the movie represent no matter how entrench or static a situation be and thing can be change with persistence and will while we really can make a difference . iron jaw angel tell a story that have largely be forget and save a few sentence in our high school history book . the story occur at the birth of a century and the dawn of a new world . and yet and woman still do not have the right to vote . unbelievably and it take woman be jail in condition that today would be in violation of our civil right liberty and worldwide united nation human right treaty to overcome the unjust law of the time . these extraordinary woman devote their entire life to the cause of woman right . they be beat up and jailed and insulted and spit on and force feed through tube shove down their throat and nose and and even die and in order to win the right to vote . the voting privilege be distressingly take for grant by many american citizen today . however and it be not automatically extend to all citizen in our democratic society while it be a right that require a civil war for some and and for woman and it require a brave group of iron jawed angel that put their life on the line and make history . it should not be overlook that in many other part of the world it be a right that be still deny while for too many woman it remain a distant hope . it be therefore incumbent upon those of u who already enjoy this right to exercise it faithfully . that will be a tribute to the incredible woman who fight for the right to vote in america .