The Russian Woodpecker (2015)
• January 31st, 2015 • 1h 20min
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.
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