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The Russian Woodpecker
“Chernobyl & War in Ukraine”
As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it.
Directed by Chad Gracia
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Status
Released
Released
January 31, 2015
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
English, Russian
Top cast
Fedor Alexandrovich
Himself
Andrei Alexandrovich
Fedor's Father
Igor Alexandrovich
Fedor's Son
Natalia Baranovskaya
Chernobyl Historian
Andrei Bilyk
Chernobyl Chief Engineer
Fedor Chebanenko
Duga Data Commander
Charlie D'Agata
Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)
Anatoly Duatlov
Chernobyl Engineer
Fedor Dubrovka
Radar Professor
Mikhail Gorbachev
Former President Russia (archive footage)
Viktor Yanukovich
Former President Ukraine (archive footage)
Georgiy Kopchinski
Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy
Vladimir Komarov
Head of Chernobyl Investigation Committee
Vitali Klytsjko
Mayor of Kiev
Boris Gorbachev
