United States / Jan 24, 2015 / Sundance Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anatoly Duatlov | Chernobyl Engineer |
| Fedor Dubrovka | Radar Professor |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | Former President Russia (archive footage) |
| Viktor Yanukovich | Former President Ukraine (archive footage) |
| Georgiy Kopchinski | Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy |
| Vladimir Komarov | Head of Chernobyl Investigation Committee |
| Vitali Klytsjko | Mayor of Kiev |
| Boris Gorbachev |
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Russian Woodpecker |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Pусский |
| Production countries | United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rattapallax, Roast Beef Productions, GraciaFilms |
| Official site | russianwoodpecker.com |
| Release date | 31 gennaio 2015 |
| Production | Mike Lerner, Chad Gracia, Marina Orekhova, Ram Devineni |
| Writer | Chad Gracia |
| Editing | Chad Gracia |
| Cinematography | Artem Ryzhykov, Yurii Hruzynov |
| Assistant directors | Chad Gracia |
| Camera operators | Artem Ryzhykov, Yurii Hruzynov |
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| Additional photography | Yurii Hruzynov, Artem Ryzhykov |
Release dates
Premiere
Hungary / Apr 11, 2015 / Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Israel / May 09, 2015 / Doc Aviv
Australia / Jun 07, 2015 / Sydney Film Festival
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United Kingdom / Jun 07, 2015 / Sheffield Doc/Fest
Italy / Jun 10, 2015 / Biografilm Festival
Germany / Jun 27, 2015 / Munich International Film Festival
Ukraine / Jul 15, 2015 / Odessa International Film Festival
New Zealand / Jul 22, 2015 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Aug 18, 2015 / Sarajevo Film Festival
Switzerland / Sep 30, 2015 / Zurich Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 03, 2015 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Poland / Oct 11, 2015 / Warsaw Film Festival
Netherlands / Nov 18, 2015 / IDFA Festival
Slovenia / Mar 09, 2016 / Festival of Documentary Film
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 31, 2015
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