The Russian Woodpecker
The Russian Woodpecker

Movie·2015·1h 20m

The Russian Woodpecker

Chernobyl & War in Ukraine

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Chad Gracia, Mike Lerner

Cinematography

Artem Ryzhykov

Editor

Chad Gracia

Themes

woodpeckernuclear catastrophechernobyl, ukraine

Production House

Rattapallax
Roast Beef Productions
GraciaFilms

Audience Score

62%

37 votes

Skip13%
Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Fedor Alexandrovich

Himself

Andrei Alexandrovich

Fedor's Father

Igor Alexandrovich

Fedor's Son

Natalia Baranovskaya

Chernobyl Historian

Andrei Bilyk

Chernobyl Chief Engineer

Fedor Chebanenko

Duga Data Commander

Charlie D'Agata

Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)

Anatoly Duatlov

Chernobyl Engineer

Fedor Dubrovka

Radar Professor

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former President Russia (archive footage)

Viktor Yanukovich

Viktor Yanukovich

Former President Ukraine (archive footage)

Georgiy Kopchinski

Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy

Vladimir Komarov

Head of Chernobyl Investigation Committee

Vitali Klytsjko

Mayor of Kiev

Boris Gorbachev

// crew

Crew

Chad Gracia

Chad Gracia

Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Artem Ryzhykov

Artem Ryzhykov

Director of Photography

Mike Lerner

Producer

Ram Devineni

Producer

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