La Syndicaliste
Film details
| Film Title | La Syndicaliste |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 122mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Germany, France |
| Director | Jean-Paul Salomé |
| Actors | Isabelle Huppert, Marina Foïs, Alexandra Maria Lara, Grégory Gadebois, Geno Lechner, François-Xavier Demaison, Cedric Cirotteau, Yves Heck, Sébastien Corona, Julien Desjardins, Xavier Desmoutiers, Clément Giren, Yassine Douani, Niko Ravel, Pierre Deladonchamps |
| Language | French, German |
| AKA | The Sitting Duck |
| Showings |
The true story of Maureen Kearney, the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. She became a whistleblower, denouncing top-secret deals that shook the French nuclear sector. Alone against the world, she fought government ministers and industry leaders, tooth and nail to bring the scandal to light and to defend more than 50,000 jobs.. Her life was turned upside down when she was violently assaulted in her own home… The investigation is carried out under pressure: the subject is sensitive. Suddenly, new elements create doubt in the minds of the investigators. At first a victim, Maureen becomes a suspect.
[Huppert] is a genuinely singular talent in modern European cinema, and her ability to take a role like this and infuse it with stillness and subterranean complexities is nothing less than mesmerising.
★★★★
It’s a political thriller that tells the story matter-of-factly, and is perhaps a little lacking in the pace department. But Isabelle Huppert carries it along with a performance every bit as gripping as you’d expect.
★★★
