The Russian Woodpecker (2015)

6.2/10 80 min 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.

Cast

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former President Russia (archive footage)

Viktor Yanukovich

Former President Ukraine (archive footage)

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