The Battle of Chernobyl

The Battle of Chernobyl (2007)

28/01/2007
Documentary, History
1h 34m

A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

Overview

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.

  • Thomas JohnsonDirector
  • Tom JenningsDirector
  • Original Title

    La Bataille de Tchernobyl

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • nuclear power plant
  • nuclear explosion
  • disaster
  • mikhail gorbachev
  • nuclear power
  • nuclear catastrophe
  • chernobyl