La Syndicaliste
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Why watch?
“La Syndicaliste is a film in the best tradition of 70's paranoia thrillers, such as All the President's Men, but made all the more powerful for being based on a true story.”
Robb Barham,
Operations & Programme Manager
French paranoia thriller La Syndicaliste is inspired by the true story of Maureen Kearney, a dedicated head trade union representative, turned whistleblower of a French multinational nuclear corporation.
When she discovers and attempts to expose top-secret deals, Kearney is violently assaulted in her own home. A police investigation follows, but further political and corporate bullying and dirty tricks begin to create doubt in the minds of the investigators. Trapped in a web of deceit, violent suppression and misogyny, Kearney first becomes victim, then suspect, as she risks everything to expose the truth.
Details
“As you’d expect, 70-year-old French icon, Huppert, is magnificent”
Evening Standard
“A mesmerising three-in-one French thriller”
The Times
“This gripping thriller, a moral study on the mysterious strings of power and the CAC 40, delivers a successful indictment of the elites, never clumsy.”
Fabrice Leclerc, Paris Match