: A potential steam explosion from the melting reactor core seeping into a flooded reservoir could devastate all of Europe.
(released in Russia as Chernobyl and on Netflix as Chernobyl 1986 ) is a 2021 Russian disaster film directed by and starring Danila Kozlovsky . Unlike the systemic political critique seen in the HBO miniseries, this film focuses on the personal heroism of ordinary people—specifically a firefighter named Alexey Karpushin. ☢️ The Plot: A Mission of Sacrifice
: To film the underwater sequences, a massive new water tank was built at ORIGO Studios in Budapest.
: Alexey, engineer Valery, and military diver Boris volunteer to dive into the scalding water (reaching 140 degrees) to manually open the sluice gates and drain the reservoir.
Critics often describe the film as a "Hollywood-style" disaster movie.
: A potential steam explosion from the melting reactor core seeping into a flooded reservoir could devastate all of Europe.
(released in Russia as Chernobyl and on Netflix as Chernobyl 1986 ) is a 2021 Russian disaster film directed by and starring Danila Kozlovsky . Unlike the systemic political critique seen in the HBO miniseries, this film focuses on the personal heroism of ordinary people—specifically a firefighter named Alexey Karpushin. ☢️ The Plot: A Mission of Sacrifice
: To film the underwater sequences, a massive new water tank was built at ORIGO Studios in Budapest.
: Alexey, engineer Valery, and military diver Boris volunteer to dive into the scalding water (reaching 140 degrees) to manually open the sluice gates and drain the reservoir.
Critics often describe the film as a "Hollywood-style" disaster movie.