The Babushkas of Chernobyl

Year: 2015
Description: Captures the community inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which includes approximately 100 elderly women who returned to their homes in defiance of the law after they were evacuated following the nuclear reactor's explosion in 1986.
Director: Bogart, Anne; Morris, Holly
Writer: Morris, Holly
Producer: Bogart, Anne; Morris, Holly
Production Team: PowderKeg Studios, Hedgebrook, Chicken and Egg Pictures, Fork Films, and Video Project
Genre: Documentary
Language: English and Ukrainian with English subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (72 min.) or 1 streaming video (72 min.)
Type: Color with black and white sequences
Additional Content: The DVD includes a 52-min. version of the film.
Updated: 04-14-2022

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