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.
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.
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.Jeremy Jay. Frenchsymphony.com Retrieved 21 April 2015
Reception Critical response Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Accolades Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResultCabourg Film FestivalGrand PrixGrand Central 2013 Cannes Film FestivalFrançois Chalais Prize Grand Central Prix Un Certain RegardGrand Central 39th César AwardsBest Supporting ActorOlivier Gourmet Globes de Cristal AwardBest FilmGrand Central 19th Lumière AwardsBest FilmGrand Central Best DirectorRebecca Zlotowski Best ActorTahar Rahim Best ActressLéa Seydoux Special Jury PrizeGrand Central 4th Magritte AwardsBest Supporting ActorOlivier Gourmet
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