The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker (2015)

Chernobyl & War in Ukraine

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.

Date of release
2015-01-31
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Chad Gracia

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary

The Russian Woodpecker is a 2015 documentary film written, produced and directed by Chad Gracia following Fedor Alexandrovich's investigation into the Chernobyl disaster. It is Gracia's directorial debut feature. The film premiered in the "World Cinema Documentary" competition at 2015 Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2015 and won the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the festival.

Production

During the production of the film, cinematographer Artem Ryzhykov was injured by sniper fire at Euromaidan and his equipment was destroyed. Two people standing next to him were killed.

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