Catastrophe (2016): cast, story & where to watch
2016 · Film
Released in 2016, Catastrophe is a documentary film directed by Alina Rudnitskaya, running about 61 minutes.
What it’s about. The Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station is the most powerful in Russia and the sixth most powerful in the world. It was built during the Soviet Union, from 1963 to 1978 on the Yenisei River in Siberia. In 2009, one of the world's largest man-made disasters occurred at the hydroelectric power station, which claimed the lives of 75 people. It took five years and 40 billion rubles to resume operation of the station. And although the exact cause of the accident has not yet been established, the engineers accused of the accident have been jailed. The accident showed that the Soviet legacy is still firmly in the minds of people, many of whom live in the past and are afraid of the future. The wear and tear of equipment, the backwardness of technology, corruption, a corrupt court, and propaganda based on the cult of "back to the USSR" portend new man-made disasters…
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Catastrophe page.
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- When was Catastrophe released?
- Catastrophe was released in 2016, with a runtime of about 61 minutes.