Synopsis
The true story of unionist Maureen Kearney, who tries to expose dubious dealings in the French nuclear industry. In the process, she becomes the victim of an attack: tied up, raped and disfigured. A warning from the powers that be or the self-dramatisation of a perpetrator?
Project Details
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé
Script: Jean-Paul Salomé & Fadette Drouard, based on the novel by Caroline Michel-Aguirre
D.o.P.: Julien Hirsch
Costume Design: Marité Coutard
Make-up Design: Thi Loan Nguyen, Susanne Woerle Jiritaro & Dolores Sanchez
Production Design: Françoise Dupertuis
Music: Bruno Coulais
Editing: Valérie Deseine & Aïn Varet
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Alexandra Maria Lara
A co-production of Le Bureau Films Paris and Heimatfilm.
Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and FFA Minitraité. Also supported by CNC, Ilse de France and Cinema du Monde, among others.
Festivals
World Premiere: 79. Venice International Film Festival (Section: Orrizonti)
Opening film: Film Festival Cologne 2022
Opening film: Film Festival Cologne 2022