Chernobyl: Abyss
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.
- Released: 2021-04-15
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
- Stars: Danila Kozlovsky, Oksana Akinshina, Philip Avdeev, Ravshana Kurkova, Arthur Beschastny, Nikolay Kozak, Igor Chernevich, Anton Shvarts, Andrey Archakov, Samvel Tadevosian, Dmitry Beseda, Pavel Davydov, Dmitry Matveev, Mariya Abramova, Daniela Bogatyreva, Alexander Alyabyev, Nikolay Samsonov, Mariya Ulyanova, Anatoly Prosalov, Alina Milkova, Margarita Mezina, Ekaterina Mezina, Pavel Chernyavskiy, Nataliya Blazhievskaya, Petr Tereschenko, Andrey Kazakov, Kai Aleks Getts, Savely Albutov, Polina Raykina, Elvira Kekeyeva, Yuliya Dzhulai, Anna-Mariya Danilenko, Anastasiya Kuimova, Aleksandr Kudrenko, Olha Makieieva, Yury Oborotov, Dmitriy Podnozov, Vladimir Simonov, Vladimir Svirskiy, Anna Dubrovskaya, Vladislav Abashin, Yelena Voronchikhina, Anton Filipenko, Oleg Ryazantsev, Alexandra Cherkasova, Yury Mezhevich, Gleb Puskepalis, Anna Shatilova, Maxim Blinov, Ren Hanami, Svetlana Kotova, Tatiana Kargaeva
- Director: Danila Kozlovsky
Comments
- soundoflight - 23 July 2023
Disappointing
I had really high hopes for this movie - a glossy, well-shot period piece of the disaster that helped bring down the Soviet Union made by Russians. I wondered what new insights might be brought to light by those who would know best. Would it confirm the portrayals of the HBO Chernobyl series, or deny them?
What I was not expecting is that it would not touch on those topics in the slightest. This film is mostly a melodramatic romance between a fictional firefighter and a fictional hairdresser that uses the Chernobyl disaster as its backdrop. The political ramifications of Chernobyl are merely hinted at in a few brief moments. So we are mostly left with a hammy romance story.
What makes the film watchable/tolerable is that it is extremely well shot and the 1980s USSR really comes to life in full blazing color. If one is into romance flicks set in the USSR, this one might be for you. - nick_ynnnz - 11 April 2022
A Fictional Story Based on the True Event.
The first thought which lasted throughout the movie was, that the male protagonist died because the female protagonist could not decide for her family.
It's sad how some can newer appreciate each other while they can, while they are alive.
The second thought was that all the heroic liquidators are a legend. Diving into the contaminated water for an awaiting death... That's what you call bravery.
Would recommend to anyone.
