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Chernobyl: Chronicle of Difficult Weeks

1990 · 54 min

A grim, unflinching record of catastrophe, watching it feels like bearing witness to quiet dread and human endurance.

Directed by
Vladimir Shevchenko
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Andrii Podubynskyi
Overview
A documentary assembled from footage shot in the weeks following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, documenting the immediate response, evacuation efforts, and the work of firefighters, doctors, and workers involved in containing the damaged reactor.

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Directed by
Vladimir Shevchenko
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Andrii Podubynskyi
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • death
    • power
    • corruption
    • trauma
    Places
    • countryside
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror5
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight9

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Vladimir Shevchenko
    Starring
    Andrii Podubynskyi
    Cinematography
    Volodya Pravik, Anatolii Khymych
    Runtime
    54 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian, Ukrainian

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