La Bataille de Tchernobyl (2007)

A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

Run Time: 1h34m | Release: 28 Jan 2007

Production Countries: France

7.5 / 1048 Vote Count

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.