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Grand Central (2013)

Grand Central poster
Directed by
Rebecca Zlotowski
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Austria, France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
Κ-15
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed young man named Gary gets a job at a nuclear power plant in the French countryside. He starts a relationship there with a female co-worker, despite her being already involved with another man.

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What happens

Grand Central is a 2013 drama film directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, and co-written by Gaëlle Macé and Zlotowski. Starring Tahar Rahim, Léa Seydoux, Denis Ménochet, Olivier Gourmet and Johan Libéreau, it follows Gary (Rahim), an unemployed young man, who finds a new job and a new lover in nuclear power plant in the French countryside. The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May, where it won the François Chalais Prize. It was theatrically released in France by Ad Vitam on 28 August. It received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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