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19861980s NEWS
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE CLEAN UP PROCESS OF THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR PLANT AFTER THE ACCIDENT IN 1986.

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MAN HOLDS ROLLED UP BANNER AND TALKS ABOUT HOW TO UNFURL IT
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RUSSIAN MAN WITH HEAD COVERED TALKS, AMERICAN TRANSLATES ? ABOUT RADIATION AND THE BANNER
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TITLE CARD: (IN RUSSIAN) NARRATOR - "CHERNOBYL THE COLORS OF TIME"
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SCENES OF ABANDONED CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT, MAN SITS AT CONTROLS AND TURNS ON LARGE SCREEN
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RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN SCIENTIST ? AND WORKER SIT AND TALK, TRANSLATOR TALKS ABOUT THE REOPENING OF POWER PLANT
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WORKER WITH GIEGER COUNTER
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INSIDE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, CORE ?
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HELICOPTERS OVERHEAD, ZOOM OUT TO REVEAL CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT THE ROOF, POLISH TITLE CARD
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POLISH WORKERS WITH COVERALLS AND HEAD COVERINGS, SMOKING CIGARETTES, STAFF IN CHARGE OF THE IRRADICATION OF THE CONSQUENCES OF THE ACCIDENT, VARIOUS MS OF STAFF, WORKERS LOOK AT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE
-NARRATOR TRANSLATES DIALOGUE ?
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ROOF OF DAMAGED REACTOR
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WORKERS PREPARE ROOF FOR SUBSTANCE, DANGEROUS JJOBS, LAYING HOSES, ROOF IS STILL HOT, WORKERS WITH CHEAP MASKS, RUSHING AROUND IN LIFE-THREATENING RADIATION, WORKERS WITH BARE HANDS WORK WITH HOSES
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DIRECTOR OF PROJECT, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, NARRATOR TRANSLATES, TALKS ABOUT COLLEAGUES AND COUNTING ON PEOPLE WHEN TECHNOLOGY FAILS, INSPIRATIONAL
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REMOTE CONTROL ROBOT MACHINERY WITH BULLDOZER USED TO CLEAN UP RUBBLE ON ROOF, MAN CONTROLS THE ROBOTS IN A COMMAND CENTER, USING LARGE JOY STICK, WEARING A THIN DUST MASK, CU OF MAN ON RADIO, PROBLEMS WITH THE ROBOTS
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ROBOT BULLDOZER SITS ON ROOF, BROKEN DOWN, WORKER NOT HAPPY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
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TRACTOR USED TO CLEAR RUBBLE
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REMOTE ROBOT CLEARS RUBBLE FROM ROOF
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GIANT GRAPPLING HOOK AND CRANE, HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD
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WORKER TALKS ABOUT THE FOREIGN CRANES BROUGHT IN AT GREAT EXPENSE, LAMENTS THAT THE SOVIET UNION CAN'T MAKE CRANES, CUT TO AERIAL OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ROOF
-NARRATOR TRANSLATES
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ROBOT ON ROOF VIEWED THROUGH MONITOR
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RUSSIAN SCIENTIST, LOOK LIKE SURGEONS, WATCH THE MONITORS, TRYING TO REMOVE ROBOTS
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THREE WORKERS RUN OUT ON ROOF OF HOT RADIOACTIVE BUILDING TO REMOVE ROBOT TRACTORS, NARRATOR SAYS "HALF OF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO DIE..."
WORKING WITH TOOLS IN PUDDLES OF RADIOACTIVE LIQUID, CAMERAMEN RUNNING AROUND ON ROOF, CAMERA DOWN IN ENCLOSED BRICKED SPACE
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RUSSIAN SCIENTIST AND WORKERS TALK ABOUT THE CLEAN-UP JOB, LOYAL WORKERS WILL NOT DESERT THEIR COUNTRY
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WORKERS RUNNING AROUND ON THE ROOF TRYING TO REMOVE THE ROBOTS AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED, NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT THE 16 BRAVE VOLUNTEERS
-CABLE FROM HELICOPTER IS GRABBED BY MAN ON ROOF, VERY DARK FOOTAGE
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TRACKING SHOT OF FULL MOON THROUGH THE TREES, POV CAR ON WET ROAD PASSING THROUGH TOWNS
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CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIONS, LOOK LIKE RUSSIAN DICK AND JANE, RUSSIAN SIGNS, RADIATION DETECTION EQUIPMENT
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TEA IS POURED IN GLASSES, PLATE OF APPLES, WELCOME CENTER FOR WORKERS RADIOACTIVE RESEARCH TEAM SIT AND TALK AND DRINK TEA, NARRATOR TRANSLATES CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FANTASTIC DEDICATED WORKERS
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TEAM SITS AND POSES FOR CAMERA, NARRATOR NAMES THE RUSSIAN WORKERS AND THEIR HOME TOWNS, EMPTY CHAIRS REPRESENT THOSE WORKERS WHO CAN NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE AREA DUE TO RADIATION
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RUSSIAN TITLE CARD, SEPTEMBER 1986
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RUSSIAN TRUCKS AT CEMENT FACTORY, RUSSIAN WORKERS TALK ABOUT THE ROUND THE CLOCK CEMENT FACTORY TO COVER THE NUCLEAR PLANT, MANY TRUCKS FILL UP WITH CEMENT AND GO BACK AND FORTH
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FIELD OF VEHICLES THAT CANNOT BE USED OR BURNED, BUSES AND TRUCKS, TO BE BURIED
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CHERNOBYL PLANT WITH CRANES
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BEHIND THE SHOULDER DRIVER POV IN PROTECTED TANK LIKE VEHICLE
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TRUCKS DRIVING TO THE PLANT, CEMENT TRUCKS, WORKERS, POURING CEMENT TO CONTAIN THE RADIATION
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AERIAL SHOTS OF CHERNOBYL DISASTER SITE
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POV HELICOPTER INT, PILOTS AND ENGINEERS
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EXITING HELICOPTER IN GREEN FIELD, MANY PHYSICISTS AND THEIR LIVING QUARTERS, WIPING FEET IN POOL OF WATER, SMOKING CIGARETTES
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GAMMA VISION TANK USED TO MEASURE RADIATION, POV INSIDE TANK, NARRATOR TRANSLATES THE CONVERSATION AND JOKES, PHYSICISTS LEAVES THE LEAD SHIELDED TANK TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS WITH NEXT TO NO PROTECTION, USING DUST MASK AND GEIGER COUNTER
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MOVING SHOT THROUGH THE LABORATORY, PHYSICISTS TALK ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE GEIGER COUNTER
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ROBOTICS RESEARCH CENTER IN THIRD REACTOR, CU OF PHYSICIST, NARRATOR TRANSLATES, TALKS ABOUT HOW THE WORK ETHIC HAS CHANGED AND BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE, VARIOUS PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, MONITORS, WORKERS COULD ONLY WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES
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PHYSICIST TALKS ABOUT RESEARCH, NARRATOR TRANSLATES, SHARED RESEARCH WITH THE WORLD
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BUILDING OF THE CEMENT SACROPHOGUS TO ENCASE THE REACTOR
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TREES AND FOLIAGE AROUND REACTOR, WOODS, SIGN IN RUSSIAN FORBIDDING ENTRANCE TO FOREST
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POV MOVING CAR OF SETTING SUN, ELECTRIC TOWERS
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PAN OF MANY WORKERS SUITED UP IN COVERALLS
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MEN ARMY SOLDIERS SUIT UP TO GO OUT AND CLEAN UP THE RADIOACTIVE ROOF, RECEIVE DIRECTIONS FROM ENGINEER, "TAKE IT EASY FOR 30 SECONDS", USING GAS MASKSAND GOGGLES, SOLDIERS SMILE
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GROUP OF FOUR GO OUT TO ROOF TO CLEAN UP, SHOVELING RADIOACTIVE PIECES OF THE CORE AND CARRYING IT BY HAND TO THROW OFF ROOF, BRAVE SOLDIERS, DIRTY AND DANGEROUS JOBS, SHIFT ENDS AFTER A FEW MINUTES
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SOLDIERS CHECKED FOR RADIATION, 3000 MEN, ONE SHORT SHIFT
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HIGH ANGLE SHOTS OF WORKERS ON ROOF CLEANING UP RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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SOLDIERS SHAKE HANDS AND TALK OUTSIDE, MS OF MAN SPEAKING ABOUT LACK OF EVACUATIONS
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TRUCK DRIVER SHOWS PAPERS TO CHECKPOINT GUARD
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TRUCKS AND DRIVERS WORKING AT THE DISASTER SITE
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MS OF RUSSIAN MAN IN BERET TALKING ABOUT FAITH IN HIS CO-WORKERS AND COMMUNISM
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WORKERS ARE THANKED BY THEIR BOSS SHAKING HANDS WITH EVERYONE
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CHERNOBYL LNADSCAPE AT DUSK, POWER LINES AND TREES, FIELDS
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TRUCKERS ON THE ROAD TO CHERNOBYL WORK SITE, CHECKPOINT, GEIGER COUNTER CHECKS RADIATION
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SMOKE STACK OVER THE PLANT ?, MEN AT CONTROLS PANELS AT CHERNOBYL, SCIENTISTS AND WORKERS WITH HARD HATS,
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MEN DECIDE TO HANG A BANNER AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE REACTOR, CUT TO SERIOUS MEN'S FACES, THEY SHAKE HANDS AND SMILE, THEIR WORK IS DONE
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CLIMBING LADDER IN HATCH TO TOP OF REACTOR, CAMO HELICOPTER HOVERS, MEN RUN TO TOP OF REACTOR TO HANG BANNER, OTHERS WATCH, BANNER IS UNFURLED
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FACES OF LOCALS, OLD MAN
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OLD MAN IN TRUCK ON ROAD TO CHERNOBYL TELLS HIS STORY, NARRATOR TRANSLATES, OLD MAN (86 YEARS OLD) POINTS OUT WHERE HE LIVED, WALKS THROUGH FIELDS LOOKING FOR HIS HOUSE IN OVERGROWN AREA, HOUSE WITH BLUE DOOR WITH PADLOCK, HE UNLOCKS THE DOOR AND ENTERS FURNISHED HOUSE WITH FOOD STILL ON THE TABLE, COVERED WITH COBWEBS, STRAW BROOM, PICTURES OF HIS FAMILY
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RUSSIAN CEMETERY, GRAVEYARD FOR LOCALS
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FIELDS OF GRAIN, UN-FARMED
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AERIAL VIEW OF CHERNOBYL AREA
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PEAR TREE WITH FRUIT UNPICKED, ORCHARD
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BOSS THANKS HIS WORKERS
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POLITICAL AGENCY WITH WOMAN LEADER AT LARGE DESK
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PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARDS GIVEN, RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS, PICTURES OF DEAD?, GRIEVING FAMILIES
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WORKERS RUNNING ON ROOF OF REACTOR, VARIOUS PICTURES OF THE CLEAN UP CREW
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RED BANNER FLIES FROM ROOF OF REACTOR CORE
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CREDITS
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