Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé (Mama Weed) and co-written with Fadette Drouard, La Syndicaliste stars
Isabelle Huppert as Maureen Kearney, a trade unionist who found
herself at the centre of a scandal when she exposed secret deals conducted
by France's nuclear power industry.
"The chilling story of Maureen Kearney not only shines a light on some
shadowy areas of the high spheres of power – it is a drama that frightens
through its clinical approach to themes as current and burning as the
place of women in the spheres of power; the importance granted to their
speech; and the assumption of their madness and of their manipulative
nature," says Salomé. "The Kearney affair is the story of a whistleblower as much as it is the
story of a woman in a world of men unaccustomed to seeing women risk
whatever it takes to attack those at the top."
The film also stars Grégory Gadebois, Marina Fois, Yvan Attal and
Pierre Deladonchamps.
La Syndicaliste is in UK/ROI cinemas from June 30th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert) was 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 was carried out under pressure: the subject was sensitive. Suddenly, new elements created doubt in the minds of the investigators, and at first a victim, Maureen became a suspect.
