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Summertime (15)
Directed by Catherine Corsini
4/5
SET against the political backdrop of the fight for women’s rights in 1970s France, this romantic drama shows how — nearly five decades on and despite a few advances — sadly not much has really changed.
Britain may now have its second-ever female Prime Minister, but women are still battling for equality and equal pay. In France, no woman has ever held the reins of power.
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