The Movie Network and Movie Central to air PU-239, An HBO Original Film About How Far One Man Will Go to Ensure The Safety Of His Family Programming Highlights / TMN - The Movie Network Posted by RAD on Oct 31, 2007 - 05:17 PM Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (western Canada) and Astral Media’s The Movie Network (eastern Canada) announce the Canadian premiere of HBO Films’ dramatic thriller Pu-239, airing day-and-date with HBO on Saturday, November 17 at 7 p.m. PT on Movie Central and 9 p.m. ET on The Movie Network. Pu-239 is executive produced by Oscar®-winners George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh of the Section Eight Company (Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, Far From Heaven) and is based on a fictional short story by Salon Book Award-winner Ken Kalfus. Shot in Romania and Kiev, Pu-239 was adapted for the screen by Scott Z. Burns (writer of The Bourne Ultimatum and producer of An Inconvenient Truth), who was also director of this film. Set in 1995 post-Soviet Russia, this darkly humourous film tells the story of Timofey (Paddy Considine, Cinderella Man, The Bourne Ultimatum), a Russian nuclear power plant worker who labours in a deteriorating and dangerous facility. After risking his life to stop a plant disaster he is exposed to a deadly dose of radiation. With only a few days to live and no compensation from his employers for his family’s impending loss, Timofey becomes desperate for a way to provide security for his wife (Radha Mitchell, Finding Neverland, Melinda and Melinda) and young son. He steals a small amount of Pu-239, weapons grade plutonium, and heads to Moscow to make a quick sale. He soon becomes involved with a wannabe gangster, Shiv (Oscar Isaac, The Nativity Story) and is drawn into the “New Russia”, of hoods, hookers and the black market. But one misstep after another leads to deadly consequences. Pu-239 will also be available on Movie Central On Demand the week following its network premiere and The Movie Network OnDemand the Tuesday following its network premiere. The film can also be seen on Movie Central and The Movie Network’s HD channels. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2054