The lie that melted an empire — and the radiation that outlived it.
Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…
Direction
Unhurried, methodical dread in every frame.
Editing
Archival footage woven like forensic evidence.
Director
Thibault Férié
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chernobyl became a Western shorthand for Soviet failure, but this film tracks how it became a Ukrainian origin story — part of the cultural groundwork for 1991 independence.
Director Thibault Férié spent three years accessing previously sealed Belarusian health records; the 55-minute runtime is ruthlessly efficient because the material needed no embellishment.
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