Grand Central Page #2

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Rebecca Zlotowski
Production: Ad Vitam
  4 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Year:
2013
94 min
56 Views


your tracking card - to be given to the counter.

You have your DATR certification.

- Here!

- Thanks.

- He's happy, he's got his log book.

- hut your trap!

You put your badge.

Thanks, have a nice day.

You remove all you jewelry.

Take a locker.

Dosimeter... 0099.

Socks.

Now we are in a controlled area.

- Hurry up! - Shut your trap,

it's their first working day!

Don't be too curious!"

Come over here guys!

A dual protection: a pair of

latex gloves, a pair of nylon ones.

Close this.

Kid, when your nose is itchy,

what do you do?

Like this.

Put on your helmet and here we go.

Sleeve, manifold, siphon

So, young men, it is scary, right?

Do you see Toni over there

and the nuclear fuel rods?

If he passes above a nuclear fuel rod,

that's the end.

- What is it?

- The heart of the reactor.

The nuclear fuel is there.

Few people can dive next to the reactor.

- What is he doing?

- He's looking for a part which broke loose.

Ok, that's fine.

Come on, let's work.

You introduce your hands in the hole.

If you are clean, it will open.

You must switch it off.

0.7 on my dosimeter and you?

0.6 and you?

He beats all of you.

It makes you happy

It's ok, here we go.

Fine!

- No, no.

- This is what was agreed.

This is what was agreed!

- How are you?

- You're late.

- Sorry.

- Gary.

I boosted it as you asked me.

180 kph, 70 hp, 4 manual doors.

- Great!

- Do you like it?

Here's the cash

and the key of the truck.

Is it your address?

We work there.

- Take the keys!

- Thanks. Gary!

Frankly, you're kidding!

You could have a cheaper price.

Wait, let me try.

- Done.

- Are you joking?

Try to think!

Put the hood!

Look who's here!

Girls, how are you?

- We drive you home?

- No, it's OK.

You will have a sunburn,

you're barely dressed.

- Ok we accept.

- Come!

It's nice.

- I take a seat in front.

- Take a seat behing, Gary.

- When did you buy it?

- This morning, from gypsies.

- Radio...

- Radio and CD player!

It sucks, it doesn't work

- You are not too cold?

- It's fine, thanks.

- What is this?

- It's a bodysuit!

Wait, don't move.

- Does it happen often?

- What?

- This.

- It happens, not often.

What does it mean not often?

If I tell you the truth,

you won't believe me.

And if I lie,

you won't like it.

Love sickness,

sickness of lovers"

if I am the only one you love,

stay with me

Gary, come here!

when it's getting stronger,

pay attention, my friends

hidden under the foliage

like a gray snake

don't wake it up

when it sleeps

don't do this cos it bites

if you wake it up

Love sickness,

sickness of lovers"

I am the only one you love,

stay with me

Love sickness,

sickness of lovers"

I am the only one you love,

stay with me

when love is small:

so nice, so nice

when it's getting stronger,

pay attention, my friends

hidden under the foliage

like a gray snake

'Cos love is death

but it's also death

it's death but it's the paradise.

it's because of Pierlo

Franois, come here.

- Are you speaking about me?

- Yes, I am.

I left a rotten pipe?

You quickly washed it

because you had your lunch break

We ended up as idiots and now

Denis is in the decontamination area.

Denis is in the decontamination area

because of me?

- That's what you say?

- It's OK

Get dressed!

- Why is there two car parks?

- Because there a two different status

and two salaries: one for the privileged people

from EDF and one for the slave workers.

Less dose for them and more money

plus the coffee machine, the shower

after work and free electricity.

Where is the bottle?

- Here.

- Are you joking?

I gave it to you,

it is for all of us.

If you want your own water, you pay for it,

you are not stingy.

We rely on each other.

If you play personal, it won't work.

- It's just water.

- I don't give a damn about the bottle.

Do you understand what I tell you?

What?

Is Toni here?

I have to return him something.

He's having his shower, he will end soon.

- Do you want to come in?

- No.

Sure?

- Do you want one?

- No thanks.

Actually I want one.

Thanks.

Here!

You'll give this to him and you'll tell him

I'll pay everything soon.

He pisses me off for a pair of tights

and he lends money to just anyone.

- Don't sulk!

- Me? I don't.

- Do you want a beer?

- Yes, I do.

There are too many people at the bar,

I will go later.

- Do you want a beer?

- Yep.

Stop it!

Excuse-me.

Don't worry if you are not

perfectly straight.

You have to be quick

to isolate the leak.

- I do what I can.

- Faster, faster!

What's going on? It's OK?

You have to do it faster

without rushing.

Let me do it! Do you hear me?

- Give me two seconds.

- Keep a cool head!

- You can give me 5 minutes?

- I go down.

Ok, go down, go down!

Are you fine?

I would have not gone down

if he let me finish.

- It's my fault if you break down!

- Calm down!

It can happen to anybody,

it does not matter, Gary.

- It's not the fault of anybody but

of everybody. - It's not my fault.

Gary? I put you a condom?

It's totally crazy!

- This one is a fake!

- No, it's a real one.

- It doesn't move.

- It's a real one!

- Are you sure?

- Ok you're right.

Have you ever seen living handbags?

What? Don't piss me off!

- Come, it'll take your mind off things!

- I want to replace him.

She plays with us!

When I'm at the bottom of the room,

I'll stamp.

Once, give me some slack

Twice, give me more air.

It's OK?

- What happened?

- Give him more air!

- I have been radiated

- You shouldn't take off your gloves!

Spread your fingers. Turn your hand.

It's good, you were courageous.

Well done, Manda.

Turn the sound down, please.

I thought you wouldn't come.

I've heard you play the hero.

- Is it a lot?

- You were much irradiated.

You know what happens in this case?

You stay in the green area and you stop diving.

- I want to stay on this site. - I don't

take any decision. No diving anymore.

- If I am more irradiated, what happens?

- You are out.

- I'm out, what do you mean?

- Either technical unemployment.

With your low length of service, you won't

earn much but you take care of your health.

Or you are sent to another site.

- For us you are in remission.

- OK.

If your rate is too high on your dosimeter,

you have to quit for this work period.

And if I want to stay?

Do you sleep well at the moment?

It's fine.

- Any problem to breath?

- No.

Any abdominal pains?

- I think I'm pregnant.

- You think or you're sure?

Do you listen? It's the baby's heartbeat.

You've been pregnant for 5 weeks.

- You don't seem to be happy?

- I am.

What's the problem?

Toni won't be happy?

- He will. I don't know. - According to

his file, he couldn't have any.

So tell me your secret.

Are you pregnant or not?

- I'm not.

- Liar.

- What are you doing here?

- I visit you.

- I brought some

- Thanks! How nice they are!

- How is Ren?

- Not too bad.

- Who is this handsome young man?

- He's my husband.

Congratulations. Hello. He's handsome.

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