Voices from Chernobyl (film)

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Voices from Chernobyl
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Film poster
Directed by Pol Cruchten
Written byPol Cruchten
Release dates
  • 24 January 2016 (2016-01-24)(Trieste FF)
  • 27 April 2016 (2016-04-27)(Luxembourg)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryLuxembourg
LanguageFrench

Voices from Chernobyl (French : La supplication) is a 2016 Luxembourgish documentary film directed by Pol Cruchten, based on the 1997 oral history book by Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievitch. [1] It was selected as the Luxembourgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "'Voices from Chernobyl' ('La Supplication'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ""La Supplication" vertrëtt Lëtzebuerg bei den Oscaren". RTL (in Luxembourgish). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ""Voices from Chernobyl" to represent Luxembourg". Luxemburger Wort . 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.