The Battle of Chernobyl

01/28/2007

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1hr 34min

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Documentary

,History

A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

STORY

On April 26, 1986, a 1,000 feet high flame rises into the sky of the Ukraine. The fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant just exploded. A battle begins in which 500,000 men are engaged throughout the Soviet Union to "liquidate" the radioactivity, build the "sarcophagus" of the damaged reactor and save the world from a second explosion that would have destroyed half of Europe. Become a reference film, this documentary combines testimonials and unseen footage, tells for the first time the Battle of Chernobyl.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tim Birkett
  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Hans Blix
  • Oleg Mirochnikov

    Directors

  • Thomas Johnson
  • Tom Jennings

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Play Film

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French