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Silkwood

Turkish title: Silkwood

“On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times. She never got there.”

1983 · 2 h 11 min
Directed by Mike Nichols
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Cast

Meryl Streep Kurt Russell Cher

Credits

Written by: Nora Ephron

Plot

A worker at a nuclear plant in Oklahoma collects evidence of safety violations and dies in a mysterious car crash.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mike Nichols's drama about Karen Silkwood's nuclear plant whistleblowing is quiet and serious. Meryl Streep is superb, and the film works as both a personal story and a chilling warning.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (25,164 votes)
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