Film
The Battle of Chernobyl
France- Director
- Thomas Johnson
- Year
- 2007
A disaster that shall never be forgotten.
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
Directed by
Thomas Johnson, Tom Jennings
Written by
Olivier Julien
Produced by
Hind Saïh
