Silkwood

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Poe W Mar 4, 2019 Cher is very good here

Kylo W Dec 26, 2018 Karen Silkwood was an ordinary girl - had a working-class background, with a couple of children and a failed marriage behind her, without prospects for significant advancement in life. But, in history she will be remembered as a hero. Karen Silkwood worked at the plutonium factory where she advocated the fight for workers' rights. Within the trade union, she dealt with occupational safety issues and discovered numerous irregularities in the production of plutonium rods, including poor workmanship and exposure of workers to radiation. The company tried to cover it up, but Karen collected a large amount of evidence and documents that backed her claims. To the surprise of the factory management, but also some of her colleagues who disapproved her activism and stirring-up the factory status quo, Karen turned out to be a worthy opponent - one that was ready to go on the line against a large corporation. In return, she was pressured daily, intentionally poisoned with radiation and eventually killed. Karen Silkwood's death, in November 1974, received a lot of attention from the American public. Several books were written about her case, songs were dedicated to her and the movie ''Silkwood'' was made. The choices she makes are those choices we would like to believe we'd make if we were in her shoes. This is why for us Karen Silkwood is a hero. The movie is based on actual events. See more

Han R Sep 20, 2018 May not exactly be as riveting by the rebellious nature against the system considering how it accurately kept under wraps with subtle activism, but the emotional tone does the usual justice when building up to a tragic climax with unknown though easy-to-figure-out circumstances that made the story more stand out, and Streep's performances bolstered that. (B) (Full review TBD) See more

Abraham M Oct 12, 2017 Mike Nichols' dramatisation of the titular nuclear whistleblower breasting the goliath of nuclear industry compromising safety of workers for profits is a compelling exposé irradiating a quiet strength and simple compassion of the destitute working class. See more

Hermione S Sep 3, 2017 Meryl Streep delivers one of her greatest screen performances to date in this deeply flawed but very grounded biopic about Karen Silwood, a plant worker in the heart of Oklahoma who believes that radiation poisoning is occurring rampantly there. It is easy to dismiss the performances of Craig T. Nelson and Ron Silver, as one dimensional villain and hero but at the film's heart are three performances that show how flawed and average humans can be (Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher) and still provide us with a reason to root for them. See more

Abraham P Jul 16, 2017 If i have enough from my shitty work, i watch this movie and i know, i'm not alone with this issue.

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