Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

55min

History

Documentary

Drama

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…

Production Companies

LCP - Assemblée nationale

AB Productions

Cast

Pierre Tissot

Pierre Tissot

Narrator (voice)
Sergei Burenkov

Sergei Burenkov

Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)
Hervé Claude

Hervé Claude

Self (archive footage)

Release date

14th Apr 2021

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Pусский