Six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone.
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| Ingrid Bolsø Berdal | ... | Zoe | |
| Dimitri Diatchenko | ... | Uri | |
| Olivia Taylor Dudley | ... | Natalie | |
| Devin Kelley | ... | Amanda | |
| Jesse McCartney | ... | Chris | |
| Nathan Phillips | ... | Michael | |
| Jonathan Sadowski | ... | Paul | |
| Milos Timotijevic | ... | Russian Check Point Guard | |
| Milutin Milosevic | ... | Ukrainian Thug | |
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Ivan Djordjevic | ... | Ukrainian Thug |
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Ivan Jovic | ... | Ukrainian Thug |
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Zinaida Dedakin | ... | Restaurant Owner |
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Ivana Milutinovic | ... | Little Girl |
| Alex Feldman | ... | Medic Goldshimdt | |
| Kristof Konrad | ... | Medic Grotzky | |
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Americans Chris, his girlfriend Natalie and their friend Amanda travel to Europe on vacation. They meet up with Chris' brother Paul living in Kiev, Ukraine. Chris wants to travel to Moscow to propose to Natalie, but Paul convinces the group to first visit Chernobyl with an extreme tourism guide. They meet the guide Uri and another couple who are also going on the tour. Uri explains that because of the radiation levels he can only take them to Pripyat, a deserted city very near Chernobyl. They travel by van, but are stopped by a military checkpoint that makes them turn back. Not giving up, Uri finds an alternative route to the town. The group spends the day taking photographs and exploring abandoned buildings. Uri becomes nervous and decides it's time to head home. However, the van won't start and they discover the engine was sabotaged. Soon they discover that they are stranded, no one knows they are there and that they are definitely not alone. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords:
abandoned city | abandoned building | chernobyl disaster | chernobyl ukraine | city name in title |Taglines:
Ten years ago, the Ukrainian government let tourists visit the area around Chernobyl. They said it was safe... It wasn't. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, some bloody images and pervasive language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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25 May 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,955,307, 27 May 2012Gross USA:
$18,119,640Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$37,157,648Company Credits
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Written by Vika Vasilevich
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Writer/Producer Oren Peli - who also created Paranormal Activity - strongly defends this movie against claims it was insensitive to a devastating disaster, saying "I found it very sad and fascinating and eerie and creepy... I thought it would be a great setting for a scary horror film. It was never our intention to offend anyone." See more »Goofs
When the group is in London in the beginning of the film, Amanda say's they're at the Tower of London. But if you look behind her, you can clearly see that it is not the Tower of London but in fact Tower Bridge. See more »Soundtracks
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This movie honestly isn't as bad as everyone's rating it. Sure, it had some predictable scenes and bad acting, but this isn't supposed to be a serious movie. If you going to see it with the mindset of it being deep and intellectual, you are more than likely not going to enjoy it. It uses tension to scare you more than anything else. Not very much gore and violence. It's worth seeing, despite everyone's reviews. I didn't know what was going to happen next for the majority of the movie. If you have to choose between this and "Cabin In The Woods" you should definitely see cabin. This, however, is worth seeing as well. I hope people who go to see this won't be expecting a intriguing movie with a deep story, and just go for the sheer excitement of the film.