131m; U.S.
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell and Cher
Synopsis: Biographical film about Karen Silkwood, a chemical technician at a Kerr-McGee nuclear power plant in Oklahoma. Silkwood became increasingly concerned about all manner of safety and health violations at the plant and worked with her union, the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers to try to address them. This led to escalating pressure from the company and eventually Silkwood’s death in a suspicious car accident.
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