Charlie Phillips says:
“Some might find the film hard to follow, but it’s a rollicking ride of masterly narrative construction unlike any other documentary in Sundance. While some here attempt superficial answers to global crises, The Russian Woodpecker is a reminder that war is still raging in Ukraine. Whether he’s right or wrong about what happened in Chernobyl in the past, we would do well to heed Fedor’s complex and bizarre warnings for the future.”
