THE ORIGINAL WONDER WOMAN
Be blown away by the true story of how one amazing woman took on the establishment and changed the world as we know it forever
Put 22 February in your diary now. This is the date that the ground-breaking movie On The Basis Of Sex, based on the extraordinary life and achievements of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, explodes onto the big screen.
In the wake of #Metoo and Time’s Up, this truly inspirational biograpy has more resonance than ever. Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones plays Ruth as a young mum and law student, whose husband, also training to be a lawyer, falls ill with cancer. Battling to care for him and their baby daughter, while attending his classes as well as her own to get them both through law school, she graduates top of her class only to find no law firm wants to hire a woman.
This glaring injustice inspires Ruth – with the unerring support of husband Marty (Golden Globe nominee Armie Hammer) – to dedicate herself to challenging discrimination, overturning inequality and standing up for human rights in every aspect of her life and career, with results that would change the status quo forever.
Directed by Mimi Leder, this film shines a very relatable light on the motivation and determination of a truly unique woman, a trailblazing feminist and real-life superwoman, who is still leaving her mark on history today. In cinemas from 22 February