The Battle of Chernobyl
“A disaster that shall never be forgotten.”
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.
Director: Thomas Johnson
Cast
Tim Birkett
Narrator
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self
Hans Blix
Self
Oleg Mirochnikov
Self - Translator
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Jan 28, 2007
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Studios
- Play Film
- Director
- Thomas Johnson