Film at CAT - Radium Girls

“Radium Girls,” is a compelling drama based on true events that shines a light on a rarely discussed chapter of America’s labor history. Teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint glow in the dark watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie’s world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. The national sensation following the notorious case of the Radium Girls in 1928 ultimately led to significant and lasting impact in the area of workplace health and safety and the study of radioactivity. [2018, USA, 102 min, Rated: NR]. Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.