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Chernobyl: Abyss

2021 · 136 min

A heavy, somber disaster drama that mixes radiation dread with melodramatic sacrifice, leaving you tense and emotionally drained.

Directed by
Danila Kozlovsky
Genres
Drama, History, Action
Overview
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

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Directed by
Danila Kozlovsky
Genres
Drama, History, Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • death
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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