‘Bastion of the Exclusion Zone’: Suspilne has released a film about life in Chernobyl 40 years after the disaster
This was reported by Suspilne
The pre-premiere screening of the film attracted such a large crowd at the capital’s House of Cinema that the organisers had to rush to move the event to a larger venue. As we can see, four decades on, the topic of Chernobyl has not lost its relevance, but is evolving.
An ecological wonder and new threats
The film focuses on an area of 2,600 square kilometres, which, following the evacuation of people, has become the unique Chernobyl Biosphere Reserve. The filmmakers debunk myths: the legendary catfish Gosha and the huge deer populations did not appear there due to mutations, but thanks to the absence of human threat.
However, the film is not just about beauty. Directors Olesia Morgunets-Isaienko and Roman Synchuk also raise painful contemporary issues:
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The consequences of the occupation: how the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation led to the mining of protected areas.
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Threats to the ecosystem: how forest fires and human interference are once again disrupting the natural balance.
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Unique archives: the film features footage from ‘Suspilne Media Library’ and the personal archives of researchers, published here for the first time.
Where and when can you watch the premiere?
The film will be broadcast on 26 April, on the International Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Disaster:
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From 13:00 — on the ‘Suspilne Documentary’ YouTube channel.
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At 21:45 — on Suspilne’s Channel One.
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