The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

80 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 31, 2015

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.

The Russian Woodpecker

80 mins | Documentary, History | Jan. 31, 2015

The Russian Woodpecker
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Roast Beef Productions, Rattapallax
Original title The Russian Woodpecker
Directors Chad Gracia
Writers Chad Gracia

Cast

Fedor Alexandrovich

as Himself

Andrei Alexandrovich

as Fedor's Father

Igor Alexandrovich

as Fedor's Son

Natalia Barabovskaya

as Chernobyl Historian

Andrei Bilyk

as Chernobyl Chief Engineer

Fedor Chebanenko

as Duga Data Commander

Charlie D'Agata

as Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)

Anatoly Duatlov

as Chernobyl Engineer

Fedor Dubrovka

as Radar Professor

Mikhail Gorbachev

as Former President Russia (archive footage)

Viktor Yanukovich

as Former President Ukraine (archive footage)

Georgiy Kopchinski

as Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy

Vladimir Komarov

as Head of Chernobyl Investigation Committee

Vitali Klytsjko

as Mayor of Kiev