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www.epinions.com - : ''Silkwood'' takes place in 1974, and is a true story. Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) is a blue collar worker at a nuclear power plant in Oklahoma. Her live-in redneck boyfriend Drew (Kurt Russell) and lesbian roommate Dolly (Cher) also work there. After her friend Thelma (Sudie Bond) is exposed to plutonium, Karen becomes a union activist. She also gathers incriminating evidence against the plant. This makes her a pariah, as the plant is troubled, and everyone's job is at stake. In supporting roles are Craig T. Nelson as Karen's boss, and Diana Scarwid as Dolly's beautician girlfriend. more...
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