
The Russian Woodpecker
Documentary · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Fedor Alexandrovich
Fedor Alexandrovich
Himself
Fedor Alexandrovich
Himself
Andrei Alexandrovich
Andrei Alexandrovich
Fedor's Father
Andrei Alexandrovich
Fedor's Father
Igor Alexandrovich
Igor Alexandrovich
Fedor's Son
Igor Alexandrovich
Fedor's Son
Natalia Baranovskaya
Natalia Baranovskaya
Chernobyl Historian
Natalia Baranovskaya
Chernobyl Historian
Andrei Bilyk
Andrei Bilyk
Chernobyl Chief Engineer
Andrei Bilyk
Chernobyl Chief Engineer
Fedor Chebanenko
Fedor Chebanenko
Duga Data Commander
Fedor Chebanenko
Duga Data Commander
Charlie D'Agata
Charlie D'Agata
Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)
Charlie D'Agata
Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)
Anatoly Duatlov
Anatoly Duatlov
Chernobyl Engineer
Anatoly Duatlov
Chernobyl Engineer
Fedor Dubrovka
Fedor Dubrovka
Radar Professor
Fedor Dubrovka
Radar Professor


Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Former President Russia (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Former President Russia (archive footage)
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