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Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR (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…

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Drama

Top billed cast

Pierre TissotNarrator (voice)
Natalia BaranovskayaSelf
Marc MolitorSelf
Vladimir UsatenkoSelf
Kate BrownSelf
Yves LenoirSelf
Mykhailo GarasyuSelf
Anatolii KaratsyubaSelf
Sergei BurenkovSelf (archive footage)
Mikhail GorbachevSelf (archive footage)

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