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The Sitting Duck (French: La Syndicaliste, lit. 'The Trade Unionist') [4] is a 2022 French-language thriller film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fadette Drouard. [1] The film is a co-production between France and Germany.
Feared, admired and loathed for her considerable influence, Kearney's world takes a harrowing turn when she exposes the unsettling details of a clandestine deal between French and Chinese power companies.
The Sitting Duck is the true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. She became a whistleblower, denouncing top-secret deals that shook the French nuclear sector.
- Jean-Paul Salomé
Directed by : Jean-Paul Salomé Produced by : Le Bureau Films Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 2 h 2 min French release: 01/03/2023 Production year: 2022 THE SITTING DUCK is the true story of Maureen ...
- 2 min
- 7.6K
- Unifrance
Jul 24, 2023 · The French star's quiet fire is well suited to the story of trade union whistleblower and rape survivor Maureen Kearney, but Jean-Paul Salomé's somewhat televisual thriller doesn't quite match it.
- Guy Lodge
THE SITTING DUCK is the true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. She became a whistleblower, denouncing top-secret deals that shook the French nuclear sector.
Feb 6, 2024 · For more info about the films and our special events, visit www.affrenchfilmfestival.org The Sitting Duck chronicles Maureen Kearney's (Huppert) journey from a union representative in a...
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- 2.8K
- Alliance Française French Film Festival
