La Syndicaliste

La Syndicaliste

Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé

Produced by Heimatfilm, Le Bureau

2023122 min6.6 / 10

A tense, paranoia-soaked thriller about institutional corruption and personal courage, grounded in real events and the violation of a whistleblower's safety.

The true story of the Irish national Maureen Kearney- head tradeunion 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.

Questions people ask

  • Is La Syndicaliste scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is La Syndicaliste violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is La Syndicaliste sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does La Syndicaliste end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is La Syndicaliste easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity15

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Surprise44

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Love50

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