The Battle of Chernobyl

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Tim Birkett

Narrator

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Mikhail Gorbachev

Himself

Age : 93 | Popularity : 10%

Hans Blix

Himself

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Oleg Mirochnikov

Himself (Translator)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Thomas Johnson Tom Jennings
Production	Producer	Hind Saïh
	Co-Producer	Guillaume Valabrègue
Sound	Music	Benoît Pimont
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