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.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: Tim Birkett, Mikhail Gorbachev, Hans Blix, Oleg Mirochnikov
Crew: Thomas Johnson (Director), Guillaume Valabrègue (Co-Producer), Hind Saïh (Producer), Benoît Pimont (Music), Tom Jennings (Director)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Play Film
Runtime: 94 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 28, 2007
IMDb: 3.5
