On a day like today, 37 years ago, what has been classified as the worst nuclear accident in history occurred. From this moment on, Chernobyl has become the cautionary tale addressed to all those who try to use nuclear fusion as a tool in the production of energy. But, What really happened that morning of April 26, 1986?
As is to be expected from an event of this magnitude, we can find it in all possible media and productions. From video games based on the devastating story of the Chernobyl accident, to movies and series focused on telling the human and political story behind the disaster, and highlighting the heroes who prevented a worse catastrophe. All, of course, with totally different perspectives and approaches.
If you want to know what happened that morning of April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Here we leave you a compendium of 5 movies and series that will help you shape the story. Keep in mind that some focus entirely on fiction, while others take a more documentary perspective to reveal the story behind the accident.
- Chernobyl (2019)
- Chernobyl: Abyss (2021)
- Voices from Chernobyl (2016)
- Inseparable (2013)
- Kolokol Chernobylya (1987)
Chernobyl (2019)
If you haven’t seen it already, this is the best time to enjoy one of the best HBO Max productions (Max only coming soon). The miniseries created by Craig Mazin -co-creator of the series The Last of Us-, and directed by Johan Renck, offers us an approach that mixes the best of fiction with documentary. So, Chernobyl prepare a story where the disaster is narrated, but which also allows us to study with a critical eye the measures taken by the Soviet government after the nuclear accident.
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Chernobyl focuses on telling those stories that saved millions of lives. From the efforts of the first firefighters who arrived in the area, to the volunteers and miners who decided to dig a tunnel to the heart of reactor 4. All condensed into just five amazing episodes.
Chernobyl: Abyss (2021)
Following the runaway success of the HBO Max miniseries, Russia decided to launch its own production about the nuclear disaster. Unlike the series, Chernobyl: Abyss it does not recreate the events of the accident chronologically. In addition, the characters chosen to star in the story are not based on real people, as is the case with most of those seen in the production of the American chain.
Chernobyl: Abyss received various praise from critics in terms of its technical section and action. However, was surpassed in success and veracity by the HBO proposalaccording to the Russian specialized critic.
Voices from Chernobyl (2016)
After the successful novel by the Belarusian writer Svetlana Aleksiévich, winner of the Nobel Prize, an adaptation of Voices from Chernobyl It reached the documentary format in 2016. The latter was created by the Luxembourgish filmmaker Pol Cruchten and focuses on telling the story in a faithful and documentary way.
Voices from Chernobyl introduces us to human beings beyond disaster. To families, educators, scientists and journalists who witnessed the disintegration of their daily lives and how they faced the terrible catastrophe.
Inseparable (2013)
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was contained within the borders of Ukraine. In Inseparablea national production, this Slavic country is in charge of presenting a touching love story between two young people who face the nightmare the most terrible nuclear disaster in human history.
In Inseparable we will see feelings as basic as love, loss and courage in the story of Pasha and Alya. A portrait of the tragedy that manages to remind us that, even in the disaster that was Chernobyl, there was room to remain human.
Kolokol Chernobylya (1987)
Directed by Rollan Sergienko, It was the first documentary to be screened after the Chernobyl accident in 1986.. Its filming began just a month after the incident and leans heavily on the human side of the tragedy.
Kolokol Chernobylya It shows us the consequences of the disaster experienced in the Soviet region and how was the heroic work of all the participants who risked their health and lives to save millions around the world. A very interesting fact of this production is in its protagonists. Many of the people who appear in it experienced the disaster in first person.