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The Battle of Chernobyl

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7.5/10 • 49

2007-01-281h 34m

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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.

Directors
Thomas Johnson, Tom Jennings

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  1. Tim Birkett

    Tim Birkett

    Narrator

  2. Mikhail Gorbachev

    Mikhail Gorbachev

    Self

  3. Hans Blix

    Hans Blix

    Self

  4. Oleg Mirochnikov

    Oleg Mirochnikov

    Self - Translator

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
nuclear power plantnuclear explosiondisastermikhail gorbachevnuclear powernuclear catastrophechernobyl