The Battle of Chernobyl

The Battle of Chernobyl

2007/01/28 • Released • French

Documentary
History
7.5
1h 34m

A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

Overview

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

Casts

Tim Birkett

Narrator

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self

Hans Blix

Self

Oleg Mirochnikov

Oleg Mirochnikov

Self - Translator

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