Child of Chernobyl and other films

Contains:

1. Igor, Child of Chernobyl: a documentary about Igor, a child born in Belarus during the aftermath of the Chernoby nuclear disaster, which caused him to be born with physical disabilties. Igor is living with foster parents in the UK, and the film follows him as he is fitted with artificial limbs. The film also discusses the legacy and effects of the Chernobyl disaster for other children born in the aftermath of the disaster, including others being fostered in the UK.

2. Osaka Story: a documentary by Toichi Nakata in which the filmmaker, now based in London, returns to Osaka to visit his Japanese mother and Korean father, and addresses his family history.

3. The Betrayed: a documentary about the Russian Maikopski Brigade, of which 3,500 conscripts were sent to attack Grozny in Chechnya on New Year's Eve in 1994. The film follows the attempts of the soldiers' families to find out what happened to them. The recording is incomplete.

See SA/MED/N/29a, SA/MED/N/29b and SA/MED/N/29c for a digitised copies of this recording.

1995

1 videocassette Recording incomplete.

Various

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