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Critic Jannie Dahl Astrup
rated 8

...er [både] en klassisk konspirationsfilm med vilde teorier og en excentrisk hovedperson, såvel som et glimrende indblik i det betændte forhold, der stadig eksisterer mellem Rusland og Ukraine...

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Cast & Crew

Chad Gracia
Director
Chad Gracia
Writer
Mikhail Gorbachev
As Former President Russia (archive footage)
Natalia Baranovskaya
As Chernobyl Historian
Igor Alexandrovich
As Fedor's Son
Andrei Bilyk
As Chernobyl Chief Engineer

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In the shadow of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, an eccentric Ukrainian artist Fedor Alexandrovich embarks on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth behind the catastrophe. Convinced that the disaster was no accident, Fedor's investigation uncovers a dark secret potentially linked to a Soviet mind-control device. As revolution and paranoia grip Ukraine, Fedor's pursuit of the truth puts him in the crosshairs of danger, forcing him to decide whether to risk everything to reveal the truth. A gripping and thought-provoking documentary that pushes the boundaries of the genre, The Russian Woodpecker exposes the deadly dance between Ukraine and Russia and hints at Putin's sinister designs.

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