Poster for the movie The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

2015 • 80 minutes
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Picture of Fedor Alexandrovich

Fedor Alexandrovich

Himself

Picture of Andrei Alexandrovich

Andrei Alexandrovich

Fedor's Father

Picture of Igor Alexandrovich

Igor Alexandrovich

Fedor's Son

Picture of Natalia Baranovskaya

Natalia Baranovskaya

Chernobyl Historian

Picture of Andrei Bilyk

Andrei Bilyk

Chernobyl Chief Engineer

Picture of Fedor Chebanenko

Fedor Chebanenko

Duga Data Commander

Picture of Charlie D'Agata

Charlie D'Agata

Himself - CBS News Foreign Correspondent (archive footage)

Picture of Anatoly Duatlov

Anatoly Duatlov

Chernobyl Engineer

Picture of Fedor Dubrovka

Fedor Dubrovka

Radar Professor

Picture of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former President Russia (archive footage)

Picture of Viktor Yanukovich

Viktor Yanukovich

Former President Ukraine (archive footage)

Picture of Georgiy Kopchinski

Georgiy Kopchinski

Last Soviet Head of Atomic Energy

Picture of Vladimir Komarov

Vladimir Komarov

Head of Chernobyl Investigation Committee

Picture of Vitali Klytsjko

Vitali Klytsjko

Mayor of Kiev

Picture of Boris Gorbachev

Boris Gorbachev