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Synopsis : En 2012, Maureen Kearney, déléguée CFDT au sein de la multinationale française Areva, a créé une onde de choc dans l'industrie de l'énergie nucléaire en dénonçant un important secret d'État. La lanceuse d'alerte s'est dès lors butée aux pouvoirs politiques et économiques du pays pour tenter de révéler ces informations sensibles au grand jour, tout en cherchant à préserver plus de 50 000 emplois. Un combat inégal qui a engendré des conséquences particulièrement violentes pour la principale intéressée, dont la vie a été complètement chamboulée.


Synopsis : THE SITTING DUCK is the true story of Maureen Kearney, the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. She became a whistleblower, denouncing top-secret deals that shook the French nuclear sector. Alone against the world, she fought government ministers and industry leaders, tooth and nail to bring the scandal to light and to defend more than 50,000 jobs…Her life was turned upside down when she was violently assaulted in her own home… The investigation is carried out under pressure: the subject is sensitive. Suddenly, new elements create doubt in the minds of the investigators. At first a victim, Maureen becomes a suspect.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    121 minutes
  • Language
    French
  • Country
    France, Germany
  • Director
    Jean-Paul Salomé
  • Cast
    Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, Marina Foïs, Alexandra Maria Lara, Yvan Attal, Pierre Deladonchamps.