La Bataille de Tchernobyl (2007)

The Battle of Chernobyl

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.

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Tim Birkett
as Narrator

Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self

Hans Blix
as Self

Oleg Mirochnikov
as Self - Translator

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Thomas Johnson
Director

Hind Saïh
Producer

Guillaume Valabrègue
Co-Producer

Benoît Pimont
Music

Tom Jennings
Director

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