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The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015)

The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015)

6.9

Movie

United States of America
English, Ukrainian
Documentary
2015
ANNE BOGART, FEMALE DIRECTOR
72 min

What it's about

Some 200 women defiantly cling to their ancestral homeland in Chernobyl’s radioactive “Exclusion Zone.”

The take

A very cool documentary about old ladies living in a forbidden zone near Chernobyl. They just came back to their homes in the "stalker zone" few years after the accident and kept living their lives care-free for a staggering 30 years. All of them seem healthy and they love telling jokes. It's a completely different view on this zone and you just find yourself full of admiration for these old ladies for their will and humorous way of living despite the circumstances. Home is home after all.

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