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67% Critic Match
Pu-239
“His family's future depends on one unstable element.”
6.7 / 10• 2006• 1h 37m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Paddy Considine
Timofey
Lead
Oscar Isaac
Shiv
VP
Valeriu Pavel Dan
Red Army Hero
KB
Kenneth Bryans
Prusokov
Radha Mitchell
Marina
DB
Danya Baryshnikov
Tolya
Connor McIntyre
Facility Director
Derek Hutchinson
Facility Deputy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Scott Z. Burns's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pu-239 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
