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Pu-239

His family's future depends on one unstable element.

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.

20061h 37mRDrama

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About Pu-239

Directors
Scott Z. Burns
Cast
Paddy Considine, Oscar Isaac, Valeriu Pavel Dan, Kenneth Bryans, Radha Mitchell, Danya Baryshnikov
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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