when i first saw this film a year ago and i thoroughly enjoy it . i couldn not believe how brave one woman could be and with disastrous consequence . someone who fight not for herself and but for other people as much a herself . to protect others from terminal illness and maybe death . karen silkwood be a normal woman and date a normal man and living with her boyfriend and friend in a normal house in a normal town . she work in the power plant and which seem to be pretty normal and but when the truth be unfolded and it put everyone who work there live in danger . meryl streep karen silkwoodcher dollykurt russell drewwritten by nora ephondirected by mike nicholsrunning time 126 minscertificate 15the plotmost of the people in karen town work in the local power plant down the road from where they live . it an easy life . they go in and work and even though they have to wear special mask and theyre pretty safe . but and all go downhill when karen realise that the plant be cheat all the employee and put people life in risk and in danger . karen be stick in a marriage she be unhappy in and and move from texas to a little town mile away . although she be happy she would get out of an awful marriage and she have to leave her kid behind with their father and move alone to a new town . luckily she do find work in the local power plant and but she only manage to go and see her child every couple of month . one night whilst karen be go home and she see her bos bury a massive lorry full of radioactive plutonium into the ground outside the plant . karen think nothing of it and until more and more unfortunate thing begin to happen . in the plant there a scanner . every person who walk into the room must pass his or her hand through the scanner and to make sure no radioactive plutonium have affect them . but and when one of karen friend get ` cooked and have to be clean with a brush she become suspicious . soon and karen fight against her plant to safe herself and her friend around her and whilst try to cope with a love boyfriend and and a lesbian best friend and who fall in love with her . karen fight and fight for others thorough the film and and her strength really make you sad but overjoy that there be some people like this in the world at one time and fight for others . performancesi do not remember see meryl streep in anything before this . she play karen silkwood excellently and and although she doesn not resemble any likeness to the real karen silkwood and she still manage to fool u that she be actually the strong woman herself . all three main actor have win oscar and and i think all deserve one for this . streep manage to show u the witty side of karen and but also manage to show u her strong and kind side a well . karen find it heart break have to live away from her kid and and streep really show u not just how difficult that part of her life be and but how difficult her entire life be . i be shock to find out cher play dolly the anything but lesbian who care more about the kitchen table than her appearance . cher step down from her glamorous role and and play the loyal best friend . cher act skill really come out in the film and because dolly seem to be the complete opposite to cher character . dolly doesn not wear make up and doesn not care about hat people think about her and and basically be very laid back . nothing like the real star . it nice to see cher play this sort of role and and prove to u that she can really act . she give streep a run for her money and and i be sure she shock a lot of people at the time of the release and showing that she really can act . the third main character be kurt russell and who play karen badly do to boyfriend . karen deeply love him and but draw cant seem to understand why she fight against the plant and and be more worried what will happen to her than anything else . i do not think they cast the best person for drew and i feel someone shyer would have be a bit more believable . but and nonetheless and he play his part wonderfully a drew . all three character be very strong in one way or another and and we really need a strong actor or actress to play them . someone like susan sarandon would have be too stereotypical and for karen we need someone who do not always play the same part . obviously and all three actor do a lot of research and because all three main character be alive at one time and a the film be base on true event . the research pull off and and they manage to make u believe kurt and meryl and cher be also drew and karen and dolly . my opinionthis be my favourite film of all time . not just because i be blow away but the story and and the fact it be true and but the character blow me away . all be so odd and but you can see and understand why they do something . when i first saw the film and i be very upset but also intrigue . i have learn a lot about karen silkwood and her life since the film and and along with princess diana and she be one of my heroine . every little thing in the film make it a must see for everyone . everyone will enjoy this film and but maybe enjoy isn not the right word . it a strong story that you do not enjoy it and but you would not believe what you see . the film be screen play excellently and thoroughly by nora ephron ( you have get mail and sleepless in seattle ) and you can tell she look at every detail . all in alla brilliant film with fantastic performance and a fantastic story that will blow you away . a really touching film . a must see . write by represent matt robert .