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By Chuck Wilson (418) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Oct 2015

The Russian Woodpecker is very much like Fedor himself — eccentric as hell, smart as a whip, and, at the end of the day, a heartbreaker…

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By Charlie Phillips (13) for The Guardian (2,969) on 12 Oct 2015

Gracia succeeds brilliantly in delivering a chilling warning about where Putin and his spooks might go next, by giving Fedor full licence to…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Oct 2015

Director Chad Gracia’s The Russian Woodpecker offers a wild ride through Ukrainian and Soviet history…

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By Scott H (888) on 27 Sep 2015

Found its main character annoying and overall didn't think it was able to blend its two styles - documentary strictly focused on the controversy…

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By David F (1,889) on 15 Jun 2015

Presents a theory about the cause of the Chernobyl nuclear accident which involves jockeying for position among Soviet bureaucrats, spying,…

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By Blake Howard (505) for 2UE That Movie Show (314) on 10 Jun 2015

Documentary cinema rarely feels this immediate and relevant. The Russian Woodpecker sounds a lot like a canary whistling from the coal mine to me…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 08 Apr 2015

A bizarre account of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, mixing dark comedy and remarkable biography…

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By Christopher Campbell (291) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 16 Mar 2015

This film has it all: humor, terror, drama, politics, revolution, history, prophesy, secrets, lies…

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By Daniel Walber (66) for Nonfics (197) on 18 Feb 2015

First and foremost a thrilling conspiracy theory documentary about Fedor Alexandrovich and his quest for the truth behind the Chernobyl nuclear…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 01 Feb 2015

Deftly cramming a terrific amount of history, breaking news, personal drama, culture and context into a trim runtime, The Russian Woodpecker…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 28 Jan 2015

In the end, it doesn't matter if you believe Alexandrovich's story that a $7 billion weapons system was ultimately the cause of the Chernobyl…

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By Jack B (950) on 28 Jan 2015

I was lucky enough to see this documentary at Sundance 2015. Enthralling film…

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