Project Detail

Half Life: a Journey to Chernobyl

Synopsis

Based on Mario Petrucci's award-winning book-length poem for Chernobyl, Half Life tells the story of the people who dealt with the world's worst nuclear disaster at ground level: the fire-fighters, the soldiers, the 'liquidators' and their families.
 

Details

Year
2007
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
40 mins
Format
DigiBeta, Beta SP
Director
David Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky
Producer
Phil Grabsky
Editor
David Bickerstaff
Screenwriter
Mario Petrucci (poetry)
Music
Dimitri Tchamouroff
Principal cast
Juliet Stevenson, David Threlfall, Samuel West

Production Status

Production Company

Seventh Art Productions

63 Ship Street
Brighton BN1 1AE
UK

T+44 (0)1273 777678

Sales Company

Phil Grabsky

Seventh Art Productions
63 Ship Street
Brighton BN1 1AE, England

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