The Battle of Chernobyl
The Battle of Chernobyl
NR
7.5
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2007

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94m

The Battle of Chernobyl

Summary

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

Director

Tom Jennings

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

French

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

nuclear power plant
nuclear explosion
disaster
mikhail gorbachev
nuclear power
nuclear catastrophe
chernobyl