To mark the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl, two remarkable new films have been released by Seventh Art:
Half Life: a Journey to Chernobyl
 
Heavy Water: a film for Chernobyl
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“This is powerful stuff."     Time Out
“Deeply disturbing... like looking into the eyes of those who were there."    Radio Times for More4 transmission (April 2009)
“Both an exquisite indictment of tyranny's disregard for its citizens, and an articulate elegy for human hubris. Magnificent."
    The Guardian
“Heavy Water: a film for Chernobyl is a powerful and moving documentary... a haunting and captivating film.
A startling look at the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear accident.”
Mark Resnicoff, Suite 101
  ... for full review (click here)
“Truly haunting."     The Times
"I wanted to see if we could come anywhere near, in film-making terms, to the rare brilliance of Mario Petrucci’s words.
I strive to do with a camera and an Avid what he does with his pen.” Phil Grabsky
“An intensely moving film." Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation   ... for full review (click here)
Poems from Heavy Water have also been translated into Ukrainian by Vsesvit (click here)
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Mario's Arvon-winning Heavy Water is available from:     ![]() |
The sister volume to 'Heavy Water', Half Life is now available from: |