Suffragette film premiere red carpet invaded by demonstrators

A demonstration organised by the Sisters Uncut group hindered the London premiere of the women's voting rights movie, 'Suffragette', when demonstrators lay on the red carpet and let off smoke bombs.

The premiere evening attracted the leading stars of the movie including, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter and Anne-Marie Duff who turned up with her actor husband, James McAvoy.

The film tells the real life story of the British women's suffrage movement of the late 19th and early 20th century, with Meryl Streep playing the British suffragette leader, Emmeline Pankhurst.

Around a dozen members of Sisters Uncut group, which describes itself as a network being set up to highlight cuts to domestic violence services, stormed the red carpet and laid themselves down, a protest method used by the original suffragettes.

The protesters carried banners saying 'cuts kill' and 'dead women can't vote'.

Bonham Carter said: "I think it's marvellous. That is exactly what the suffragettes were about.

"Hopefully the film will inspire anybody who feels an injustice has been done, to be bold enough to protest."

Watch the 'Suffragette' film trailer as well as the live stream (at time of writing) of the entire premiere below: