Chernobyl Heart (2003)

This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.

Director:

Maryann DeLeo

Stars:

William Novick, Adi Roche

Won 1 Oscar.

Cast

Credited cast:
William Novick	...	Himself
Adi Roche	...	Herself

Storyline

This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear accident | chernobyl ukraine

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Release Date:

13 August 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Csernobil-szívbaj

Filming Locations:

Chernobyl, Ukraine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Downtown TV Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

39 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Symphony No 3, Opus 36"
Lento e Largo - Tranquillisimo
Composed by Henryk Górecki
Performed by London Sinfonietta
Conducted by David Zinman
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

User Reviews

Amazing film- Don't miss it

I just saw this for the second time and it is a truly haunting film. Only about 45 minutes long, I have watched it on HBO once and then recorded it to show to my husband later. It filled me with such sadness and shock that I just had to share the experience. I had no idea that the effects of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl in 1986 were so devastating and so long lasting. It seems to be that this whole situation and condition of this area is kept rather under wraps and silent. If everybody knew about these people and their lives now, I would hope more could and would be done to help. If you want to be informed, touched and moved very deeply, please watch this documentary.