Canada / Sep 12, 2006 / Toronto Film Festival
His family's future depends on one unstable element.
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provide for his family, he steals some plutonium and sets out to sell it on Moscow's black market with the help of an incompetent criminal.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Derek Hutchinson | Facility Deputy |
| Jason Flemyng | Vlad |
| Jordan Long | Yegor |
| Xenia Alina Grigore | Lap Girl |
| Mélanie Thierry | Oxsana |
| Constantin Bărbulescu | Dmitri |
| Oana Cojocaru | Svetlana |
| Ștefan Iancu | Andrei |
| Florina Cercel | Valentina |
| Lucia Maier | Olga |
| Ioana Abur | Injured Dog Owner |
| Denisa Rosca | Crying Kid |
| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Tusk |
| Rudy Rosenfeld | Butterfly Man |
| Irene Bagach | Victorya Secretsky |
| Dan Chiriac | CD Seller |
| Steven Berkoff | Starkov |
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| Bogdan Farkas | Starkov's Bouncer |
| Georgiana Andronic | Way Too Young |
| Anatoli Ciumac | Flathead |
| Florin Roata | Flathead |
| Ioan Brancu | TV Vendor (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pu-239 |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Plutonium Production Limited, Beacon Pictures, HBO Films, Section Eight |
| Official site | hbo.com |
| Release date | 12 settembre 2006 |
| Executive producer | Armyan Bernstein, Peter Berg, Ben Cosgrove, Zanne Devine, George Clooney, Jennifer Fox, Steven Soderbergh |
| Production | Rachel Eggebeen, Miranda de Pencier, Charlie Lyons, Guy J. Louthan, Vlad Păunescu |
| Writer | Ken Kalfus, Scott Z. Burns |
| Casting | Camille St. Cyr, Nancy Bishop, Susan Bluestein, Kate Dowd |
| Editing | Tatiana S. Riegel, Leo Trombetta |
| Cinematography | Eigil Bryld |
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| Assistant directors | Ovidiu Paunescu, Kieron Phipps, Alexandra Puia-Frenchkowski, Scott Z. Burns |
| Camera operators | Eigil Bryld |
| Additional photography | Eigil Bryld |
| Production design | Tom Meyer, Alexandra Botoi Tudorache, Adrian Curelea, Sorin Popescu, Oana Marinescu |
| Art direction | Adrian Curelea, Sorin Popescu, Alexandra Botoi Tudorache, Tom Meyer, Oana Marinescu |
| Set decoration | Alexandra Botoi Tudorache, Oana Marinescu, Adrian Curelea, Sorin Popescu, Tom Meyer |
| Music | Abel Korzeniowski, Jon Johnson, Rick Ash |
| Sound | Jon Johnson, Rick Ash, Abel Korzeniowski |
| Costume design | Oana Păunescu, Marese Langan |
| Makeup | Oana Păunescu, Marese Langan |
| Hairstyling | Oana Păunescu, Marese Langan |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Sep 12, 2006 / 16
Digital
Hungary / Apr 03, 2009 / 16
TV
Sweden / Sep 12, 2006 / 15
United States / Nov 17, 2006 / R / HBO
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