Radium Girls

In the 1920s, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie was an international celebrity, and luminous watches were the latest rage, until the girls painting the faces of the watches started to become ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer Mr. Arthur Roeder, who can’t believe that the same el...