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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.
Ben Sachs Chicago Reader [Grand Central] starts as a piece of gritty social realism and gradually evolves into an old-fashioned romantic melodrama, but Zlotowski maintains such strong control...
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Jul 7, 2015 · «Writer-director Rebecca Zlotowski's sophomore feature is an engrossing, superbly acted working-class melodrama.» - VarietyCannes-nominated Grand Central wil...
Grand Central is a passionate story about lust and forbidden love, set against the dangerous backdrop of a nuclear power plant, with two electrifying performances from Lea Seydoux (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) & Tahar Rahim (A Prophet).
'Grand Central' is a French film starring Tahar Rahim ('A Prophet') as Gary (a splendid French name), a man with a criminal past. It can't have been a very successful criminal career - Gary seems to own one set of clothes only - so it's probably just as well he is looking for honest work, which he finds at a nuclear power station.
Gary (Tahar Rahim) lands a job as a decontamination sub-contractor at a nuclear power plant in the lower Rhone valley. 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.
Year: 2013. Original title: Grand Central. Synopsis: 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.