| View Larger Image | Heavy Water: a film for Chernobyl | DVDStarring: none
Directed By: David Bickerstaff & Phil Grabsky
| List Price: | $32.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Run Time: | 52 minutes | | Format: | NTSC | | Studio: | Seventh Art Productions | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.78:1 | | Release Date: | January 07, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 107,181th |
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Product Description
On April 26th, 1986, reactor four at Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, sending an enormous radioactive cloud over Northern Ukraine and neighbouring Belarus. The danger is kept a secret from the rest of the world and the nearby population who go about their business as usual. May Day celebrations begin, children play and the residents of Pripyat marvel at the spectacular fire raging at the reactor. After three days, an area the size of England becomes contaminated with radioactive dust, creating a 'zone' of poisoned land. Based on Mario Petrucci's award-winning book-length poem, Heavy Water: a film for Chernobyll tells the story of the people who dealt with the disaster at ground-level: the fire-fighters, the soldiers, the 'liquidators', and their families. Poetry read by David Bickerstaff, Francine Brody, Juliet Stevenson, David Threlfall and Samuel West. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.0 based on 1 review)
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not what you think by matthew Guilfoyle  2 Stars
December 24, 2008
This film is not what you think. It is not a documentary at all and does not tell a story despite its description. It is a piece of art, written mostly for the self-indulgence of the artist. It is disjointed; I learned nothing new and much of it was difficult to understand as some background poems and songs were spoken or sung in either Russian or Ukranian without translation. It is best described as poetry with some corresponding images, but not story telling. I was hoping for a second "Chernobyl Heart" and this is a far cry.
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