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The Russian Woodpecker

2015

80 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Fedor Alexandrovich headshot

Fedor Alexandrovich

Himself

Andrei Alexandrovich headshot

Andrei Alexandrovich

Fedor's Father

Igor Alexandrovich headshot

Igor Alexandrovich

Fedor's Son

Natalia Baranovskaya headshot

Natalia Baranovskaya

Chernobyl Historian

Andrei Bilyk headshot

Andrei Bilyk

Chernobyl Chief Engineer

Fedor Chebanenko headshot

Fedor Chebanenko

Duga Data Commander

Charlie D'Agata headshot

Charlie D'Agata

Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)

Anatoly Duatlov headshot

Anatoly Duatlov

Chernobyl Engineer

Fedor Dubrovka headshot

Fedor Dubrovka

Radar Professor

Mikhail Gorbachev headshot

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former President Russia (archive footage)

Viktor Yanukovich headshot

Viktor Yanukovich

Former President Ukraine (archive footage)

Georgiy Kopchinski headshot

Georgiy Kopchinski

Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy

Vladimir Komarov headshot

Vladimir Komarov

Head of Chernobyl Investigation Committee

Vitali Klytsjko headshot

Vitali Klytsjko

Mayor of Kiev

Boris Gorbachev headshot

Boris Gorbachev