The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker (2015)

6.2 80 min Movie
DocumentaryHistory

Chernobyl & War in Ukraine

As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it.

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Cast

Fedor Alexandrovich Fedor Alexandrovich Himself
Andrei Alexandrovich Andrei Alexandrovich Fedor's Father
Igor Alexandrovich Igor Alexandrovich Fedor's Son
Natalia Baranovskaya Natalia Baranovskaya Chernobyl Historian
Andrei Bilyk Andrei Bilyk Chernobyl Chief Engineer
Fedor Chebanenko Fedor Chebanenko Duga Data Commander
Charlie D'Agata Charlie D'Agata Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)
Anatoly Duatlov Anatoly Duatlov Chernobyl Engineer
Fedor Dubrovka Fedor Dubrovka Radar Professor
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Former President Russia (archive footage)
Viktor Yanukovich Viktor Yanukovich Former President Ukraine (archive footage)
Georgiy Kopchinski Georgiy Kopchinski Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy

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