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Pu-239
His family's future depends on one unstable element.
2006 · 1h 37m · R
Drama
Directed by
Scott Z. Burns
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Pu-239
Overview
A worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provide for his family, he steals some plutonium and sets out to sell it on Moscow's black market with the help of an incompetent criminal.
Director and cast
- Scott Z. Burns Director
- Paddy Considine as Timofey
- Oscar Isaac as Shiv
- Valeriu Pavel Dan as Red Army Hero
- Kenneth Bryans as Prusokov
- Radha Mitchell as Marina
- Danya Baryshnikov as Tolya
- Connor McIntyre as Facility Director
- Derek Hutchinson as Facility Deputy
- Jason Flemyng as Vlad
- Jordan Long as Yegor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Solidly made, timely and spotlighting a fine performance by Paddy Considine.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
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