Monday Night Cinema

La Syndicaliste

(The Sitting Duck)

Based on a non-fiction book by journalist Caroline Michel-Aguirre, La Syndicaliste tells the extraordinary real-life story of Irishwoman Maureen Kearney, a senior trade union representative-turned-whistleblower in a French nuclear power company played here by Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher, Elle).

Maureen’s efforts to expose top-secret deals met with fierce resistance from powerful people, turning her life upside down.