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Back to Chernobyl

  • TV Movie
  • 20202020
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
96
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POPULARITY
45,708
4,452
Back to Chernobyl (2020)
A doctor making 36 abortions in one night, a firefighter, still injured by the radiation, a girl who lost her home... The Liquidators - people who participated in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster becoming fewer each year. The film presents their story, as a mosaic of evidences and exclusive archive footage, woven together into the bigger picture of the disaster, which is told from different perspectives. Thirty years later, Liquidators are returning to the lost world of their past, trying to face their memories, fears and regrets.
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The film presents the story of the Chernobyl disaster, as a mosaic of stories and experiences, from the difficult past and the sad results of the present, which is told from several differen... Read allThe film presents the story of the Chernobyl disaster, as a mosaic of stories and experiences, from the difficult past and the sad results of the present, which is told from several different perspectives.The film presents the story of the Chernobyl disaster, as a mosaic of stories and experiences, from the difficult past and the sad results of the present, which is told from several different perspectives.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
96
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
45,708
4,452
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    • Director
      • Roman Shumunov
    • Writers
      • Yuval Haimovich-Zuser
      • Simon Shechter
    • Stars
      • Oksana Braginsky
      • Gennady Fraierman
      • Boris Gerstein
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    • Director
      • Roman Shumunov
    • Writers
      • Yuval Haimovich-Zuser
      • Simon Shechter
    • Stars
      • Oksana Braginsky
      • Gennady Fraierman
      • Boris Gerstein
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    Vladimir Kagan
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    Alexander Kalantirsky
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    Polina Polski
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    Michael Rubin
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    • Director
      • Roman Shumunov
    • Writers
      • Yuval Haimovich-Zuser
      • Simon Shechter
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    4/10
    A documentary that lacks in-depth information...
    Stumbling upon this 2022 documentary titled "Back to Chernobyl" in 2022, I must admit that I was expecting a bit more than what writers Yuval Haimovich-Zuser and Simon Shechter managed to deliver here at the hands of director Roman Shumunov.

    Given the nature of the Chernobyl disaster and the impact it had on the USSR and most of Europe, then this is something that we cannot ignore and have to learn from. And with so many years having passed already, I have to admit that I expected "Back to Chernobyl" to be a bit more informative than what it turned out to be.

    "Back to Chernobyl" didn't really bring much of any new information to the table. Sure, it showcased some archive footage and some interviews with a handful of people, but I have to say that once the 52 minutes of run time ended, I sat with a 'was that really it?' sensation. So yeah, I can't claim that this 2022 documentary was particularly impressive, much less overly informative.

    Sure, "Back to Chernobyl" can be used as a supplementary documentary to the many other more in-depth documentaries that exist. But as a stand-alone documentary, then director Roman Shumunov just didn't really make this a memorable documentary.

    My rating of "Back to Chernobyl" lands on a four out of ten stars.
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    • Release date
      • January 11, 2020 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • Israel
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Åter till Tjernobyl
    • Filming locations
      • Israel
    • Production companies
      • KAN: Israeli Public Broadcasting
      • Metaphor
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      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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