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Pu-239

Pu-239

His family's future depends on one unstable element.

20066.61h 37m

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.

Directed by Scott Z. Burns
Written by Ken Kalfus, Scott Z. Burns
Produced by Miranda de Pencier, Charlie Lyons, Guy J. Louthan
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Top Cast

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Timofey

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

Shiv

V

Valeriu Pavel Dan

Red Army Hero

K

Kenneth Bryans

Prusokov

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Marina

D

Danya Baryshnikov

Tolya

Connor McIntyre

Connor McIntyre

Facility Director

Derek Hutchinson

Derek Hutchinson

Facility Deputy

Jason Flemyng

Jason Flemyng

Vlad

Jordan Long

Jordan Long

Yegor

Themes & Keywords

plutoniumblack marketnuclear radiationterminal illness

About Pu-239

Pu-239 is a drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of plutonium, black market, nuclear radiation, terminal illness. Directed by Scott Z. Burns, it stars Paddy Considine, Oscar Isaac, Valeriu Pavel Dan. 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.

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