Sally Hawkins gears up to protest in 'We Want Sex'

British actress Sally Hawkins has signed on to star in "We Want Sex."

Written by Billy Ivory and directed by Simon Curtis, the flick focuses on the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant.

More than 800 women protested "against sexual discrimination in their job performance evaluations," according to Variety.

Resulting from the strike was a significant advancement in the women's rights movement, as well as equal pay for working women.

The trade also says Imelda Staunton is in talks to play Barbara Castle, employment secretary for Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Castle invited the strike committee to tea.

The title, which sounds indeed a bit provocative, is a reference to a protest banner that read "We Want Sex Equality."

Hawkins recently won a Golden Globe for her performance in "Happy-Go-Lucky." She also starred in "Cassandra's Dream."