The Battle of Chernobyl

(2007)

★ 8.3 IMDb · 1,279 votes

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2007

Runtime: 94 min

Country: France

Director: Thomas Johnson, Tom Jennings

Cast: Tim Birkett, Михаил Горбачёв, Hans Blix, Олег Мирошников

Plot

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.