Radium Girls

Radium Girls

2020 · 102 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, History

Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher · Written by Ginny Mohler

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