
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, the fiancée of Toni.... (Full plot summary below)
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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, the fiancée of Toni.
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| Film School RejectsShaun MunroGrand Central wipes away the cobwebs of trite Hollywood romance to deliver something truly difficult to shake. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordBy focusing on a man who's not only inept, but cavalier about his own [radiation] exposure, "Grand Central" is full of tense moments. If only the romance [Zlotowski] bogs down with symbolism were as enthralling. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeGrand Central has that rare appeal of pulling us into a world hardly seen in real life, and even less on screen. |
| Total FilmJames MottramHot off Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Seydoux again offers a frank turn, while Rahim and Ménochet add real class. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawI found it gripping, with an edge of delirium; the locations within the power station are positively Kubrickian; there's a disquieting electronic score and Tahar Rahim gives a very open, generous performance. |
| HeyUGuysKenji LloydGrand Central has that rare appeal of pulling us into a world hardly seen in real life, and even less on screen. |
| The ListEddie HarrisonConsiderable tension is elicited, but the characters are well enough drawn that the outcome of Grand Central is never clear. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerTahar Rahim (A Prophet) and Léa Seydoux are not only convincing but raise the heat without overpowering Rebecca Zlotowski's sensitive, fly-on-the-wall approach. |
| Montreal GazetteT'Cha DunlevyThe film hits its stride in the second half, hinting at the emotional confusion and unspoken motives of these characters as they circle one another, hoping to get what they want and somehow emerge unscathed. |
| The PlaylistJessica KiangAs off-kilter affecting as we found its nostalgia for a world of charm and dash that really only ever existed in the movies, and as terrific as almost all of the performances are, as a whole package it fell just slightly short of the promise of its parts. |