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Radioactive

Synopsis

Based on Lauren Redniss’ award-winning graphic novel, this innovative biopic of two-time Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie tells the story of the scientific and romantic passions of Marie and her husband Pierre, and the reverberations of their groundbreaking discoveries throughout the 20th Century.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Gala Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Features
Running time
103 min
Director
Marjane Satrapi
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster
Executive Producer
Shana Eddy-Grouf
Editor
Nick Moore, Stéphane Roche
Screenwriter
Jack Thorne
Director of Photography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Composer
Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
Principal cast
Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard

Genre

Climate / Environment Woman Director Drama Science

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Working Title Films (UK), Shoebox Films (UK) production with support from Studiocanal (UK, FR), Amazon Studios (US)

Working Title

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

Shoebox Films

48 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4JP

Sales Company

STUDIOCANAL (World sales excluding US)

1, Place du Spectacle
92130 Issy les Moulineaux
France

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