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Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion

2019 · 104 min

A tense, shadowy thriller that keeps you leaning forward as corporate schemes and sudden violence collide in an eerie, abandoned landscape.

Directed by
Dmitry Kiselyov
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Konstantin Davydov, Valeriya Dmitrieva, Kristina Kazinskaya
Overview
In Chernobyl, the Global Kintech Corporation conducts illegal construction. A special interstate commission is trying to interfere with these plans, but right during a press conference, a group of unknown terrorists attacks its leader.

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Directed by
Dmitry Kiselyov
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Konstantin Davydov, Valeriya Dmitrieva, Kristina Kazinskaya
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • power
  • survival
  • mystery
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Dmitry Kiselyov
Written by
Dmitry Kiselyov, Ilya Kulikov
Starring
Konstantin Davydov, Valeriya Dmitrieva, Kristina Kazinskaya, Anvar Khalilulaev, Sergey Romanovich, Vladimir Ilin, Evgeniy Stychkin, Yevgeni Syty
Cinematography
Sergei Kozlov
Runtime
104 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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