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The Battle of Chernobyl

A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

January 28, 2007 94 min FR
✓ Released 7018 days ago
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About

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.

Movie Info

Status: Released
Director: Thomas Johnson
Runtime: 94 min

Top Cast

Tim Birkett

Narrator

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self

Hans Blix

Self

Oleg Mirochnikov

Oleg Mirochnikov

Self - Translator

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