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The Battle of Chernobyl (2007)
Directed by Thomas Johnson, Tom Jennings
“A disaster that shall never be forgotten.”
Documentary, History · 1h 34m
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
Mikhail Gorbachev
Hans Blix
Oleg Mirochnikov
Crew
- Director
- Thomas Johnson, Tom Jennings
- Writer
- Olivier Julien
- Producer
- Hind Saïh
Details
- Original title
- La Bataille de Tchernobyl
- Release date
- 2007-01-28
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Play Film