Best movies about Chernobyl

The disaster that happened on April 25, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was a tragedy not only for Ukraine, but for the whole world. Thousands of deaths and ruined lives. Artistic pictures dedicated to this terrible event vividly demonstrate all the deplorable consequences that led to someone's mistake. Among the films of Chernobyl, there are many stories based on real events. There are also paintings with a mystical bias - it's not for nothing that Pripyat was entrusted with the title of ghost town.
Readers are presented with films about Chernobyl - the list of the best.

10

Forbidden Zone 2012 year


" Forbidden Zone "( 2012) is a fantastic thriller about Chernobyl. The story begins with the fact that young tourists stay in the city of Pripyat in search of adventure. They found out about the allowed excursions in the radioactive territory and decided to take a walk along the empty streets together with the former military man, who volunteered to be a guide. Heroes do not yet know that an abandoned city conceals a terrible secret in itself, reviving under the cover of night.

9

Earth of oblivion 2011 year


" Land of oblivion "( 2011) - a film about warped lives, after the Chernobyl catastrophe. The main heroine of the film Anna is preparing for the main celebration in her life - marriage. She does not yet suspect that the most solemn day will deprive her lover. On the day of the wedding, the bridegroom Anna is summoned to the emergency service. The city and the main heroine are still in ignorance, that there was a terrible tragedy that will break the fortunes of many. After many years, Anna returned to the exclusion zone, where she lost the closest people, and for this she has her own motives.

8

Aurora 2006 year


Drama of Oksana Bayrak " Aurora "( 2006) - an artistic picture of the tragic consequences of the Chernobyl explosion. A girl from the orphanage of Aurora from a boarding school on the outskirts of the city of Pripyat receives a large dose of radiation, after the accident at the nuclear power plant. Save a child can only an expensive operation abroad. The girl is sent to the USA, where she accidentally gets acquainted with her idol - the celebrity of the ballet by Nick Astakhov. The artist is going through hard times in his personal and professional life. Meeting with Aurora becomes a turning point in the fate of the hero. He wants to help a dying child dreaming of a ballet career.

7

On Saturday 2011


" On Saturday "( 2011) - a film about Chernobyl, nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. The events of the film unfold in the first day after the accident at the nuclear power plant. Valery becomes an involuntary witness of the disaster. He is an employee of the party and on the orders of senior management should be silent about what happened. But what if you know that your loved ones can suffer? To obey the voice of the heart and warn the loved ones about the mortal danger or order of the authorities and keep a terrible secret?

6

Ranger from the atomic zone 1999


Joint work of Russia and Belarus " Ranger from the atomic zone "( 1999) - an artistic picture of the events unfolding in the territory of Chernobyl after the accident. The main character of the film captain 2 rank nicknamed Barsuk returns to his homeland, after many years of service on an atomic submarine. He decides to take up the protection of the radioactive Chernobyl zone, where criminal transactions are committed. There gangs with impunity operate gangs, selling timber, equipment and other things contaminated with radiation. Badger, along with his partner enter into an unequal battle with local crime.

5

Chernobyl: Last warning 1991 year


" Chernobyl: The last warning "( 1991) - a film about Chernobyl, based on the book of Robert Peter Gale and Thomas Hauser. The documentary picture tells about the international cooperation of physicians assisting Russia in eliminating the consequences of the explosion at the nuclear power plant. The tape included such historical figures as Mikhail Gorbachev and Arman Hammer. The plot of the film was based on the memories of the real participants of the tragic event.

4

The third planet 1991


The Soviet film " The Third Planet "( 1991) by Alexander Rogozhkin is one of the best pictures about Chernobyl. The main character of the film is Anton in complete despair: he does not know how to help his daughter, who suffers an incurable disease. Treatment abroad did not help and the girl is prescribed without any improvement. The father decides to take advantage of the last hope and take the sick child to the "alienation zone", where many years ago there was an atomic catastrophe. Perhaps, only there, she could be helped by survivors who are now considered super-healers.

3

Year of the Dog 1994


The list of the best films about Chernobyl includes the drama " Year of the Dog "( 1994).This is a story about a former prisoner and a middle-aged woman, whom fate brought together and gave a chance to experience the pleasures of love. Already at 14, Sergei Kozhin knew what a prison zone was. Having rewound the term, the main character of the picture gets free. At large, he meets Vera Morozova, a deeply unhappy, lonely woman. Between the characters a mutual sympathy is born. Sergei again descends from the legal path and commits a crime. Faith decides to flee with him from the city. Heroes fall into the exclusion zone, where in the recent past there was an atomic accident. A place that has become for somebody an end, for lovers becomes the beginning of a new life. The film was highly rated by film critics and also by spectators and was awarded at the Berlin Film Festival Peace Film Award. The director of the film, Sergei Aranovich became the winner of the "Silver Bear" award, thanks to this work.

2

Breakdown of 1990


" Breakdown of "( 1990) is one of the best art pictures that tells about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. This joint work of Soviet and American cinema was awarded the "Gold Medal of the President of the Senate" at the Venice Film Festival. The main character of the film, Alexander Zhuravlev, returns to his home in Kiev, unaware of the impending tragedy that will change the fate of many people. The government is trying to carefully hide from the crowd the scale of the catastrophe that has occurred. But people will soon realize that the city has been overtaken by an irreparable misfortune.

1

Moths 2013


" Moths "( 2013) - the best film about Chernobyl, based on real events. The actions of the film are taking place against the background of the accident that happened at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986.The main character of the film, Alya Shirokova, goes with her sister for the weekend to relatives from Kiev to Pripyat. Unexpectedly, they are witnessing an emergency disaster. The father of the girls, a helicopter pilot, is involved in the liquidation of the accident. He sends a note to Alla through the soldier of the urgent service of Paul. The heroine was destined to lose her father and find love on this fateful day.