The Sitting Duck

The Sitting Duck

122 mins | Drama, Thriller | March 1, 2023

La syndicaliste 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.

The Sitting Duck

122 mins | Drama, Thriller | March 1, 2023

The Sitting Duck
La syndicaliste 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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Heimatfilm GbR, Le Bureau
Original title La Syndicaliste
Directors Anaïs Sergeant, Chloé Guedeney, Mathieu Thouvenot, Jean-Paul Salomé
Writers Fadette Drouard, Jean-Paul Salomé

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

as Maureen Kearney

Marina Foïs

as Anne Lauvergeon

Grégory Gadebois

as Gilles Hugo

Geno Lechner

as Véronique

François-Xavier Demaison

as Jean-Pierre Bachmann

Cedric Cirotteau

as Gendarme 2

Yves Heck

as Médecin UMJ

Sébastien Corona

as Président Commission

Julien Desjardins

as Garde du corps

Xavier Desmoutiers

as Gendarme 1

Clément Giren

as Cadre Areva

Yassine Douani

as Collègue CFDT 1

Niko Ravel

as Helmut Müller

Pierre Deladonchamps

as Adjudant-Chef Brémont

Yvan Attal

as Luc Oursel

Aloïse Sauvage

as Chambard

Gilles Cohen

as Maître Témime

Andréa Bescond

as Présidente Tribunal

Antoine Basler

as Gendarme (L'Inconnu)

Radostina Rogliano

as Femme Public Tribunal aux Deux Procès

Eszter Popp

as Ouvrière hongroise

François Pérache

as Maître Duchesne

Christophe Paou

as Arnaud Montebourg

Mara Taquin

as Fiona Hugo

Christian Hecq

as Tirésias

François Loriquet

as Le procureur

Saadia Bentaïeb

as Madame Tirésias

Olivier Loustau

as François

Ambroise Sabbagh

as Enquêteur 1

Omar Salim

as Enquêteur 2

Éric Frey

as Médecin IRM Hôpital