The Divine Order

The Divine Order (German: Die göttliche Ordnung) is a 2017 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Petra Volpe.Reluctantly admitting that she is for the women's right to vote she is given flyers and reading material including Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique.When Hanna tells her she is ashamed of her, Theresa decides to join Nora hoping that if she gets the right to vote she will also be able to free her daughter.Emboldened by the lessons she has learned Nora returns to her village where she gives a speech promoting women's right to vote.After Vroni's death the rest of the women abandon Graziella's restaurant and return home except for Teresa who decides to divorce her husband and go live with a cousin of hers.The website's critical consensus reads, "The likable cast carries The Divine Order, a crowd-pleasing film that delivers a rousing – if surface level – account of the Swiss women's suffrage movement.
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