The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

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2015•80 min•DocumentaryHistory

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Fedor Alexandrovich

Himself

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Andrei Alexandrovich

Fedor's Father

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Igor Alexandrovich

Fedor's Son

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Natalia Baranovskaya

Chernobyl Historian

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Andrei Bilyk

Chernobyl Chief Engineer

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Fedor Chebanenko

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As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chornobyl 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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