Trailer for THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER - Secrets of Chernobyl Revealed

I’ve got a trailer for you to watch for a fascinating documentary called The Russian Woodpecker. It is about the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl in Ukraine, and how the reasons behind it might be much more sinister than we thought.

The title of the film comes from the Duga, which is a gigantic radio-transmitter wall that produces a pecking sound. The piece of technology is one of several objects that Ukranian artist named Fedor Alexandrovich is obsessed with. He believes that it is the cause of the Chernobyl disaster.

Here’s a synopsis for the film to give you a better idea of what it’s about:

Young, eccentric Ukrainian artist Fedor Alexandrovich was just four years old when the Chernobyl disaster struck, but the event had a profound effect on him. In seeking to learn more about what happened at the nuclear plant, Fedor becomes fascinated with the Duga—a massive, Soviet-constructed radio antenna near the Chernobyl site that remains shrouded in mystery.
Fedor discovers the Duga was one of the USSR’s secret Cold War weapons built to penetrate Western communications systems and, possibly, minds. He arrives at a terrifying conclusion that not only explains the radio antenna’s role in the disaster but also lays bare the cruelty inflicted on Ukraine by its Russian neighbors. Fedor must decide if he will protect his family and himself, or tell the world what he believes. In the package of a paranoid thriller, The Russian Woodpecker takes us to the frontlines of the Revolution, and gives us the history and context for the war between Russia and the Ukraine, a battle that will have ramifications for the whole world.

A Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life by revealing it, amid growing clouds of revolution and war. 2015 Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner - World Documentary. Screenings, festivals and news here: https://www.facebook.com/russianwoodpecker

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