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Silkwood (1983)
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Based on the harrowing account of whistle blower Karen Silkwood, this 1983 film directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Postcards from the Edge) is as much a character study of a woman galvanized by injustice as a story of the dangers of nuclear power and the extremes of corporate greed. When Karen discovers unsafe conditions and reckless protocol at the plant where she works, her actions in uncovering the dangers that lie at the plant not only cause a rift between her and her lover (Kurt Russell) and her best friend (Cher), but they threaten her very life. Streep gives yet another bravura performance as a wild child in...
| Release Date: | December 16th, 1983 |
| Running Time: | 131 minutes |
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$35,615,609 (US)
$0 (World) |
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A very interesting movie above winning safety rights and the dangerous ground of fighting for justice. Meryl Streep stars as Karen Silkwood, a woman fighting for safe protocol at the nuclear plant she works at.
On the same note as 'Erin Brokovich' and 'Norma Rae', this film stands apart because of the great writing and...
(complete Silkwood review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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