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MOVIE · 2019

Radioactive

DramaRomanceSci-Fi109 min

Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s life and work are seen through her partnership with fellow scientist Pierre Curie, from their breakthrough research to the discovery of radium. Rosamund Pike is Marie, with Sam Riley alongside her as Pierre, in a portrait of the Nobel Prize winner’s marriage, ambition, and scientific achievements. The film links the Curies’ work to the wider 20th century, tracing how a discovery made in the lab would carry consequences far beyond their own lives.

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