Gary, an unskilled young man, lands a job as a decontamination sub-contractor at a nuclear power plant in the lower valley of the Rhone. Read more …
Inducted into the workforce by supervisor Gilles and veteran Toni, Gary discovers that radiation contamination is not just a risk factor but an everyday hazard. At the same time, he begins an illicit affair with Karole, the fiancée of Toni.
The effort to equate illicit passion with radioactive overheating sometimes reaches dangerous levels of obviousness.
Seydoux again offers a frank turn, while Rahim and Ménochet add real class.
A gripping if occasionally overwrought drama radiated by a standout turn from Seydoux.
The details of the unique setting of Grand Central prove interesting, but the film itself is dramatically inert in execution.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday July 25, 2014, until Wednesday July 30, 2014. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday July 25, 2014, until Thursday July 31, 2014. More info: www.dca.org.uk
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