Grand Central
Grand Central is a 2013 drama film directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, and co-written by Gaëlle Macé and Zlotowski. Starring Tahar Rahim, Léa Seydoux, Denis Ménochet, Olivier Gourmet and Johan Libéreau, it follows Gary (Rahim), an unemployed young man, who finds a new job and a new lover in nuclear power plant in the French countryside.
Plot
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. 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, Toni's fiancée.
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| author | Gaëlle Macé Rebecca Zlotowski |
|---|---|
| award | Lumière Special Jury Prize |
| director | Rebecca Zlotowski |
| editor | Julien Lacheray |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | illicit affair nuclear power plant power plant unskilled young man |
| musicBy | Robin Coudert |
| producer | Frédéric Jouve |
| productionCompany | France 3 Cinéma KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production Les Films Velvet Rhône-Alpes Cinéma |
| publisher | Ad Vitam |
| recordedAt | Austria Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant |
| theme | romantic drama |