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Grand Central is a 2013 French-Austrian romance film co-written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the François Chalais Prize.
Plot
Gary, an unskilled young man, lands a job as a decontamination sub-contractor at a nuclear power plant in the lower valley of the Rhone. Inducted into the workforce by supervisor Gilles and veteran Toni, Gary discovers that radiation contamination is not just a risk factor but an everyday hazard. At the same time, he begins an illicit affair with Karole, Toni's fiancée. It turns out that Toni is sterile, and Karole becomes pregnant by Gary.
Cast
Tahar Rahim as Gary Manda
Léa Seydoux as Karole
Denis Ménochet as Toni
Olivier Gourmet as Gilles
Johan Libéreau as Tcherno
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Isaac
Camille Lellouche as Géraldine
Nozha Khouadra as Maria
Guillaume Verdier as Bertrand
Marie Berto as Morali
Soundtrack
Indie pop singer Jeremy Jay recorded the song "Ghost Tracks" for the soundtrack.
Reception
= Critical response
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 29 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Disquieting, smartly scripted, and rounded out by a talented cast, Grand Central finds director Rebecca Zlotowski taking a remarkable step forward." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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References
External links
Official website(in French)
Grand Central at IMDb
Grand Central at Rotten Tomatoes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
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8.269
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