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Chernobyl Diaries

Chernobyl Diaries

Ten years ago, the Ukrainian government let tourists visit the area around Chernobyl. They said it was safe...it wasn't.

20125.31h 28m

Overview

A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide' who, ignoring warnings, takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but now a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.

Directed by Bradley Parker
Written by Carey van Dyke, Oren Peli, Shane van Dyke
Produced by Oren Peli, Brian Witten
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $38.4M

Top Cast

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Natalie

Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney

Chris

Devin Kelley

Devin Kelley

Amanda

Jonathan Sadowski

Jonathan Sadowski

Paul

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Zoe

Nathan Phillips

Nathan Phillips

Michael

Alex Feldman

Alex Feldman

Medic Goldshmidt

Milutin Milošević

Milutin Milošević

Ukrainian Thug

Kristof Konrad

Kristof Konrad

Medic Grotzky

Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Doctor

Themes & Keywords

radiationtouristnuclear radiationdeserted townnuclear power plantstrandedpripyatchernobyl

About Chernobyl Diaries

Chernobyl Diaries is a horror, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of radiation, tourist, nuclear radiation, deserted town, nuclear power plant, stranded. Directed by Bradley Parker, it stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Devin Kelley. A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide' who, ignoring warnings, takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but now a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.

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