Synopsis
In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope. At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the planet with over 100 million viewers. Claiming that beauty competitions demeaned women, the newly-formed Women’s Liberation Movement achieved overnight fame by invading the stage and disrupting the live broadcast of the competition. Not only that, when the show resumed, the result caused uproar: the winner was not the Swedish favourite but Miss Grenada — the first black woman to be crowned Miss World. In a matter of hours, a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.
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Movie Details
Germany Releases: | October 1st, 2020 (Limited), released as Die Misswahl — Der Beginn einer Revolution |
Video Release: | September 25th, 2020 by Shout Factory |
Running Time: | 106 minutes |
Keywords: | 1970s, Beauty Pageants, Women’s Rights, Female empowerment |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Left Bank Pictures, Pathe, BBC Films, Ingenious Media, BFI |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Languages: | English |