The Russian Woodpecker

2015
The Russian Woodpecker
Poster The Russian Woodpecker

Title: The Russian Woodpecker

Original Title: The Russian Woodpecker

Year: 2015

Info

  • Country: UK Ukraine
  • Length: 72 Minutes (1 hour 12 min)
  • Genre: Thriller Drama
  • Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Release Dates

  • UK: November 20 2015
  • United States: October 16 2015

Plot

The documentary tells how a victim of Chernobyl, Fedor Alexandrovich, seeks the causes that led to the nuclear disaster in Ukraine and its potential connection with the structure of the Soviet Union in the last days of the Cold War, with the radio antenna Duga as a backdrop background. With strong evidence of the involvement of the Soviet government, their research is interrupted and impacted by the 2014 EuroMaidan uprising, which eventually led to the ouster of the pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych.. As the country is paralyzed by rebellion and by the calls of possible clashes between the citizens themselves to decide whether Alexandrovich part in this uprising risking his own life to reveal the information he has found.

Director:

Chad GraciaChad Gracia

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