LA SYNDICALISTE
DRAMA | FRENCH | 121 Min
Billed as the French Thriller of the Year, La Syndicaliste is the true story of the Irish national Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert) - head trade union representative-turned-whistleblower of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse.
After denouncing top-secret deals that shook the sector, Kearney’s life is suddenly turned upside-down when she is violently assaulted in her own house. The investigation is carried out under pressure, but new elements create doubt in the minds of the investigators. At first a victim, Maureen becomes a suspect.
From acclaimed writer/director Jean-Paul Salomé and based on the book by Caroline Michel-Aguirre.
DIRECTOR Jean-Paul Salomé
CAST Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre Deladonchamps, Alexandra Maria Lara, Gilles Cohen
COUNTRIES OF PRODUCTION France, Germany
"A MUST-SEE"
★★★★
— Le Monde
"A bravura performance from Isabelle Huppert"
★★★★
— Eye For Film
"A hard-hitting film about a silenced whistleblower"
★★★★
— Télérama
"A relentlessly compelling tale"
★★★★
— The Skinny
FESTIVALS + AWARDS
Venice Film Festival
Winner: Premio Fondazione FAI Persona Lavoro Ambiente
Stockholm International Film Festival
Official Selection