Chernobyl Diaries

Chernobyl Diaries

Ten years ago, the Ukrainian government let tourists visit the area around Chernobyl. They said it was safe...it wasn't.

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Release Date

5/24/2012

Runtime

88 mins

Overview

A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide' who, ignoring warnings, takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but now a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$38,390,020

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A claustrophobic nightmare set in an eerie ghost town where tourists quickly discover that the real danger isn't radiation, it's what's already living there. The film traps you in creeping dread punctuated by sudden terror.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedUnsettlingParanoid

Themes

SurvivalCorruptionIsolation

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

HandheldDesaturated

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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