Synopsis
After the catastrophe in 1986, a 30-km restricted zone was erected around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and 116,000 persons were evacuated from this area. Pripyat is a portrait of the people who still live and work there, and of those who have moved back. What is life like for these people, a life with the invisible and incomprehensible danger of radioactivity? How do they deal with the aftereffects of an accident which is claimed to be statistically improbable? Four protagonists tell their stories and provide a look at everyday life in “their“ zone.
Facts
Setting
Pripyat
Production
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion
Original language
Russian
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1999 generic
- New York Film Festival 1999 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1999 generic
