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La Syndicaliste

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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.

Release Date : 2023-03-01

Language :EnglishFrenchGermanHungarian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : HeimatfilmLe BureauFrance 2 Cinéma

Production Country : GermanyFranceUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Character Name : Maureen Kearney

Original Name : Isabelle Huppert

Gender : Female

Marina Foïs

Character Name : Anne Lauvergeon

Original Name : Marina Foïs

Gender : Female

Alexandra Maria Lara

Character Name : Julie Depret

Original Name : Alexandra Maria Lara

Gender : Female

Grégory Gadebois

Character Name : Gilles Hugo

Original Name : Grégory Gadebois

Gender : Male

François-Xavier Demaison

Character Name : Jean-Pierre Bachmann

Original Name : François-Xavier Demaison

Gender : Male

Pierre Deladonchamps

Character Name : Chief Warrant Officer Nicolas Brémont

Original Name : Pierre Deladonchamps

Gender : Male

Gilles Cohen

Character Name : Maître Hervé Témime

Original Name : Gilles Cohen

Gender : Male

Yvan Attal

Character Name : Luc Oursel

Original Name : Yvan Attal

Gender : Male

Aloïse Sauvage

Character Name : Captain Chambard

Original Name : Aloïse Sauvage

Gender : Female

Geno Lechner

Character Name : Véronique

Original Name : Geno Lechner

Gender : Female

Yves Heck

Character Name : Doctor Medical-judicial unit

Original Name : Yves Heck

Gender : Male

Sébastien Corona

Character Name : President of the Commission

Original Name : Sébastien Corona

Gender : Male

Clément Giren

Character Name : Areva Executive

Original Name : Clément Giren

Gender : Male

Yassine Douani

Character Name : CFDT colleague

Original Name : Yassine Douani

Gender : Male

Andréa Bescond

Character Name : President Tribunal

Original Name : Andréa Bescond

Gender : Female

Antoine Basler

Character Name : Gendarme (The Unknown)

Original Name : Antoine Basler

Gender : Male

Radostina Rogliano

Character Name : Woman in courtroom audience at both trials

Original Name : Radostina Rogliano

Gender : Female

Eszter Popp

Character Name : Hungarian worker

Original Name : Eszter Popp

Gender : Female

François Perache

Character Name : Maître Duchesne

Original Name : François Pérache

Gender : Male

Christophe Paou

Character Name : Arnaud Montebourg

Original Name : Christophe Paou

Gender : Male

Mara Taquin

Character Name : Fiona Hugo

Original Name : Mara Taquin

Gender : Female

Christian Hecq

Character Name : Tirésias

Original Name : Christian Hecq

Gender : Male

François Loriquet

Character Name : Prosecutor

Original Name : François Loriquet

Gender : Male

Saadia Bentaïeb

Character Name : Madame Tirésias

Original Name : Saadia Bentaïeb

Gender : Female

Olivier Loustau

Character Name : François

Original Name : Olivier Loustau

Gender : Male

Ambroise Sabbagh

Character Name : Investigator

Original Name : Ambroise Sabbagh

Gender : Male

Omar Salim

Character Name : Investigator

Original Name : Omar Salim

Gender : Male

Anne-Lise Kedvès

Character Name : Maria, cleaning lady

Original Name : Anne-Lise Kedvès

Gender : Female

Éric Frey

Character Name : MRI Doctor hospital

Original Name : Éric Frey

Gender : Male

Alex Lajoie

Character Name : Hospital on-call doctor

Original Name : Alex Lajoie

Gender : Male

Nadine Schwitter

Character Name : Hungarian interpreter

Original Name : Nadine Schwitter

Gender : Female

Kinga Schmidt

Character Name : Hungarian worker

Original Name : Kinga Schmidt

Gender : Female

Marcus Jakovljevic

Character Name : Kovacs

Original Name : Marcus Jakovljevic

Gender : Male

Grégoire Roqueplo

Character Name : Areva Executive

Original Name : Grégoire Roqueplo

Gender : Male

Hervé Dandrieux

Character Name : CFDT colleague

Original Name : Hervé Dandrieux

Gender : Male

Sara Ginac

Character Name : Areva colleague

Original Name : Sara Ginac

Gender : Female

Bernard Gabay

Character Name : Henri Proglio

Original Name : Bernard Gabay

Gender : Male

Candide Sanchez

Character Name : Hospital gendarme

Original Name : Candide Sanchez

Gender : Male

Nicolas Martinez

Character Name : Hospital gendarme

Original Name : Nicolas Martinez

Gender : Male

Nicolas Merle

Character Name : Gendarme Protect

Original Name : Nicolas Merle

Gender : Male

Rebecca Finet

Character Name : Boss of roadside restaurant

Original Name : Rebecca Finet

Gender : Female

Benjamin Gaitet

Character Name : Fireman at the shed

Original Name : Benjamin Gaitet

Gender : Male

Caroline Michel-Aguirre

Character Name : Journalist at the Hyatt

Original Name : Caroline Michel-Aguirre

Gender : Female

Joy Ezan

Character Name : Areva Executive

Original Name : Joy Ezan

Gender : Male

Felix Bruneau

Character Name :

Original Name : Felix Bruneau

Gender : Male

Cedric Cirotteau

Character Name : Gendarme (uncredited)

Original Name : Cedric Cirotteau

Gender : Male

Niko Ravel

Character Name : Helmut Müller (uncredited)

Original Name : Niko Ravel

Gender : Male

Xavier Desmoutiers

Character Name : Gendarme (uncredited)

Original Name : Xavier Desmoutiers

Gender : Male

Julien Desjardins

Character Name : Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Julien Desjardins

Gender : Male

Teddy Candela

Character Name : Private chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Teddy Candela

Gender : Male

Joanna Gagueche

Character Name : Party girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Joanna Gagueche

Gender : Female

Christian Skibinski

Character Name : Visitor (uncredited)

Original Name : Christian Skibinski

Gender : Male

Jeremy Zocca

Character Name : Lutetia Reception Host (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeremy Zocca

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-22

Isabelle Huppert is quite impressive here as the human resources executive Maureen Kearney. Determined to work to secure decent working conditions for tens of thousands of staff working for the French Nuclear power enterprise AREVA. Her work doesn't exactly make her popular, but when her CEO ally Anne Lauvergeon (Marina Foïs) is forced out by political manoeuvring at the Élysée Palace she is faced with a much more hostile management. Pretty soon she fears that she is becoming the victim of a conspiracy and that comes to an head when her husband (Grégory Gadebois) and the police are summoned to their home where she has been tied to a chair and brutally assaulted. It's at this point that the police investigation takes rather a surreal turn, when investigating officer Brémont (Pierre Delasonchamps) starts to suspect she made it all up - and she is duly tried for that crime... To be honest, this isn't as good a film as it could have been. It's a bit too wordy and for me, anyway, way too much time is spent on the preamble, establishing her credentials, and not enough time putting the meat on the bones of this most curious of conspiratorial narratives: the trading of technologies between the French and Chinese companies that may have undermined their own industry and put many jobs, if not national energy security, at risk. The police investigation and the rather rushed developments thereafter that affected this this lady for five years afterwards are also rather undercooked. It's a pretty savage indictment of the French justice system, the policing procedures and it makes you realise that when the law is against you, you need a very good lawyer - which she certainly did not have - if you are to have any chance of survival in the court room! Certainly worth a watch, though - just a shame it didnt dig deeper.