Domestic violence campaigners have stormed the red carpet at the London premiere for new film Suffragette in a protest over cuts to local authority services.
Members of protest group Sisters Uncut set off smoke bombs and flares ahead of the film screening at the Odeon in Leicester Square tonight.
They held banners which read "dead women can't vote" and "cuts kill" as they called for greater government support for domestic violence victims.
They were also seen lying on the red carpet as film stars Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter were interviewed by the media.
Protesters hold up signs during the Suffragette Premiere.
Commenting on the protest, Bonham Carter said: "I'm glad our film has done something. That's exactly what it's there for, if you feel strongly about something and there's an injustice that you can speak out and try and get it changed. This is exactly what our characters would do.
Mulligan added: "I wish I'd seen it. For these women to do that tonight, I think that's awesome. It's so exciting."
Janelle Brown, spokeswoman for Sisters Uncut, told the BBC: "We came to the Suffragette premiere today because the struggle is definitely not over. Dead women can't vote."
In an extended statement on its website, a group spokeswoman said: "Doors are being slammed on women fleeing violence. Refuges are being shut down, legal aid has been cut, social housing is scarce and private rents are extortionate.
"What’s more, local councils are selling out contracts to services who are running them on a shoestring – putting the safety of survivors at risk and deteriorating the working conditions for those who work with abused women.
"To those in power, our message is this: your cuts are sexist, your cuts are dangerous, and you think that you can get away with them because you have targeted the people who you perceive as powerless.
"We are those people, we are women, we will not be silenced. We stand united and fight together, and together we will win."
Earlier at the film's press conference, Meryl Streep - who portrays Emmeline Pankhurst - hit out at the male-dominated film-making industry, saying the inequality made her "infuriated".
Inspired by true events, “Suffragette” movingly explores the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women’s right to vote – their jobs, their homes, their children, and even their lives.
Protest video: Press Association
Text: Evening Standard
Suffragette trailer: Focus Features