An Indian delegation, headed by Kuldip Badhwar, is going to Cateneau's French power plant to negotiate the purchase of four new generation nuclear reactors. Before signing the contract, the Indian representative requires guarantees on the safety of the installations and requests an emergency shutdown test of the reactor. But a succession of incidents occur and seem to turn to disaster.
Production
Authentic reactor location shoots in actual French facilities.
Acting
Ary Abittan's simmering diplomat against French indifference.
Director
François Luciani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects 2000s European anxieties about nuclear energy post-Chernobyl, released before Fukushima made it prescient.
Shot at an operational EDF plant with strict safety protocols; actors underwent basic nuclear safety training.
FR
