Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

55 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | April 14, 2021

Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

55 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | April 14, 2021

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR
Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…
Producers AB Productions, LCP - Assemblée nationale
Original title Tchernobyl, la dernière bataille de l'URSS
Directors Thibault Férié
Writers Thibault Férié

Cast

Pierre Tissot

as Self (voice)

Marc Molitor

as Self

Kate Brown

as Self

Yves Lenoir

as Self

Sergei Burenkov

as Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

as Self (archive footage)

Hervé Claude

as Self (archive footage)