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The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

# Chernobyl & War in Ukraine
Documentary   History
📜 Overview: As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Russian
📆 Date Released: 2015-01-31
⌚ Running Time: 80 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

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

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