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Chernobyl: Abyss

Chernobyl: Abyss

20216.22h 16m

Overview

The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

Directed by Danila Kozlovsky
Written by Alexey Kazakov, Elena Ivanova
Produced by Danila Kozlovsky, Vadim Vereshchagin, Sergey Melkumov
Box OfficeBudget: $9.1MRevenue: $6.5M

Top Cast

Danila Kozlovsky

Danila Kozlovsky

Alexey

Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Akinshina

Olga

Philipp Avdeev

Philipp Avdeev

Valera

Ravshana Kurkova

Ravshana Kurkova

Dina

Arthur Beschastny

Arthur Beschastny

Stysin

Nikolay Kozak

Nikolay Kozak

Military diver Boris

Igor Chernevich

Igor Chernevich

Tropin

Anton Shvarts

Anton Shvarts

Soldier

Andrey Archakov

Andrey Archakov

Samvel Tadevossian

Samvel Tadevossian

Firefighter Tigran

Themes & Keywords

divingradiationaffectationmelancholybased on true storynostalgicfirefightermysteriousnervouschernobylcomplexanxiouscautionaryinspirationaladoringambiguousantagonisticapprovingaudaciouscelebratorycomfortingforcefulgloomyhorrifiedmelodramaticobjective

About Chernobyl: Abyss

Chernobyl: Abyss is a drama, history, adventure, action, fantasy, mystery film released in 2021 exploring themes of diving, radiation, affectation, melancholy, based on true story, nostalgic. Directed by Danila Kozlovsky, it stars Danila Kozlovsky, Oksana Akinshina, Philipp Avdeev. The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

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