The Battle of Chernobyl

IMDb 7.5 2007 • 94 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Thomas Johnson

Country

FR

Plot 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.

Top Cast

Tim Birkett
Tim Birkett Narrator
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev Self
Hans Blix
Hans Blix Self
Oleg Mirochnikov
Oleg Mirochnikov Self - Translator