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La syndicaliste is 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.

Keywords

  • La Biennale di Venezia !
  • Mostra: The best from the previous years
  • Thriller
  • politics

Actors

  • Isabelle Huppert
  • Marina Foïs
  • Alexandra Maria Lara
  • Grégory Gadebois
  • Geno Lechner

Director

  • Jean-Paul Salomé

Drama, Thriller


2h 1min


-10

FRENCH


DUTCH

Germany
France
2023
La syndicaliste is 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.

La syndicaliste is 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.


Festivals

Internationalen Filmfestspiele Venedig

Internationalen Filmfestspiele Venedig

Cast & Crew

jean-paul-salome

Director

Jean-Paul Salomé

isabelle-huppert

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

marina-fois

Cast

Marina Foïs

alexandra-maria-lara

Cast

Alexandra Maria Lara

gregory-gadebois

Cast

Grégory Gadebois

geno-lechner

Cast

Geno Lechner


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