The Battle of Chernobyl (2007)
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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Tim Birkett as Narrator |
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Mikhail Gorbachev as Self |
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Hans Blix as Self |
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Oleg Mirochnikov as Self - Translator |
| Directing | Thomas Johnson | Director |
| Production | Guillaume Valabrègue | Co-Producer |
| Production | Hind Saïh | Producer |
| Sound | Benoît Pimont | Music |
| Directing | Tom Jennings | Director |
| Writing | Olivier Julien | Writer |