Discovery Networks International / France 3
Author/Director: Thomas Johnson
Producer: Play Film
On April 26, 1986 the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded setting off a chain reaction that threatened to trigger a second explosion even more powerful.
For 8 months, 800 000 soldiers, miners and civilians worked around the clock to "liquidate" the radioactivity, building a "sarcophagus" around the ruined reactor. Eight months in hell that its survivors aren't likely to forget. Covering a 20 year period, using 3D images and archival footage, the film is the re-enactment of a relentless battle against an invisible and deadly enemy.
Awards: 2006 : Prix Italia ; Mention spéciale au prix Europa - Berlin ; Golden Chest International TV Festival - Sofia - Bulgarie ; Festival International du Film d'Histoire - Pessac - France. Grand prix du documentaire de TV Banff (Canada) ; Best of Input - San Francisco.
Festivals: EcoFilms- 2007 - 2007 : Göteborg International Film Festival - Suède ; FIPA - Biarritz - France ; Festival INPUT ; Festival Images mouvementées - Festival Unaff - Stanford - USA ;
Coproduction: France 3, Discovery International Networks
Credits :
Director: Thomas John
Son,
Photography: Nicolas Duchêne, Nikolay Goncharenko, Christopher Wood,
Sound: Mikhail Fedulov, Georgy Komlev,
Editing: Jérôme Legrand,
Music: Benoit Pimont,
Commentary: Olivier Julien, Léo Morfin
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1832484/
http://politicalfilm.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/the-battle-for-chernobyl-2006-a...
http://www.andanafilms.com/catalogue.php?lang=en&action=setcookie&alp...
My playlist to 'Nuclear Accidents Related' full documentaries:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB1EE032880FF7AF7
