La Syndicaliste15

Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé | France | 2022 | 2h 2m | French w/ English subtitles | Starring Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre Deladonchamps, Alexandra Maria Lara

Maureen Kearney, a committed union representative, bravely risks everything to unveil secret agreements between French nuclear energy companies and Chinese finance. However, her world is shattered when she becomes the victim of a brutal assault in her own home. As the authorities delve into the case, the tables turn against her, casting doubt on her innocence. Set in a world of whistleblowing, corporate skulduggery and misogyny this nail-biting, cat-and-mouse thriller is based on a shocking true story.

Reviews

‘[Huppert] is a genuinely singular talent in modern European cinema, and her ability to take a role like this and infuse it with stillness and subterranean complexities is nothing less than mesmerising.’
★★★★
Kevin Maher, The Times

‘At no point is a link made between this narrative and The Scarlet Letter, but both the book and the film induce shivers by exposing the gross misogyny of so-called respectable establishment figures.’
★★★★
Charlotte O’Sullivan, Evening Standard

Sorry - you missed it!

We showed La Syndicaliste between July 28, 2023 and August 3, 2023.

Join our mailing list and we'll make sure you always know what's on and when.

What else is on?

Today (Wednesday 2nd July)

15:45

The Salt Path 12A
1h 55m
Evicted and facing illness, a couple embarks on a 630-mile walk along England’s coast. Starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, this moving adaptation of Raynor Winn’s memoir is a story of love, survival, and resilience.

Book here

18:15

The Ballad of Wallis Island 12A
1h 40m
A reclusive lottery winner reunites his favourite band (and old flames) for one last gig. But as memories resurface, so do old wounds. A melancholic British comedy starring Carey Mulligan and Tim Key about lost love and music.

Book here

20:30

Along Came Love 15
2h 3m | French w/ English subtitles
In postwar France, a single mother falls for a younger student, but secrets soon threaten their fragile romance. Inspired by her own family history, Katell Quillévéré’s richly emotional film explores identity across generations.

Book here


Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd July)

14:45

The Ballad of Wallis Island 12A
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
1h 40m
A reclusive lottery winner reunites his favourite band (and old flames) for one last gig. But as memories resurface, so do old wounds. A melancholic British comedy starring Carey Mulligan and Tim Key about lost love and music.

Book here

17:00

The Sea Inside PG
2h 6m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Paralyzed after a diving accident, Ramón Sampedro fights a decades-long legal battle for the right to die. The Sea Inside, starring Javier Bardem and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, is a poignant, Oscar-winning film based on a true story.

Book here

20:00

Knife+Heart 18
1h 42m | French w/ English subtitles
In 1979 Paris, a gay porn director reels from heartbreak and a brutal murder on set. As she fights to finish her film, danger looms. With neon visuals and a haunting M83 score, this is erotically charged giallo horror.

Book here


Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!