The Babushkas of Chernobyl
The Babushkas of Chernobyl

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An affectionate portrait of a group of women who, after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and evacuation, returned to the exclusion zone surrounding the nuclear power plant and have resided there - semi-officially, for years.... (Full plot summary below)

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An affectionate portrait of a group of women who, after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and evacuation, returned to the exclusion zone surrounding the nuclear power plant and have resided there - semi-officially, for years.

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Georgia Straight - 6/10 by Amanda SiebertDirected and produced by Holly Morris, this rousing and at times haunting documentary raises the question: what is more deadly-the anguish of being displaced or radiation?
User Review - 10/10 by RICHARD EExcellent film! Emotionally compelling, informative, funny at times, and very entertaining. Amazing insight into a foreign, remote culture.
User Review - 10/10 by Mary CMy waiting for this movies was met with the perfect product. A striking film that shows the lives of these amazing women.
User Review - 10/10 by Andriy MGreat emotional story of the amazing women. I learned the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone from a new side.
User Review - 10/10 by Therese DWent to see this documentary tonight. HAD to see this. It has to be something big, something worthwhile to get me into downtown Chicago at night. Big like a Circus protest, Chicago Bird Collision Monitoring, a trip to a museum, a really good play or This. Definitely This. A documentary like no other I have ever seen before. A real story of real women who only wanted this: Home. So, even though it was forbidden, after Chernobyl, they snuck back in and returned to a place that brings them soft comfort of familiarity. Connectedness with their land. A familiarity so deep and profound that it tethers them to their homeland even in the face of radioactive poisoning. Their communities gone, they are joyful for the company of the film makers as they share their life stories, tell jokes and even sing. These women are pillars. Pillars of strength, determination and endurance. Within them lives a fierce loyalty coupled with a sadness from lack of visitors?though they mask it well, actually. There is one woman who was a medical professional and worked the emergency room on the day of the disaster. She had developed thyroid cancer and had her thyroid removed. But Oh! You should see her garden! She has plenty of herbs, fruits, all sorts of native, natural remedies growing right there in her yard? And she knows how to harvest and use them. At her last medical testing, her levels of radiation exposure were way down. They are resourceful. They are smart. I fell in love with them all and wished at the end of it I could stroll down that forested lane to their meager homes and check-in on them. Give them a smile, a hug, a loaf of bread, some tea and maybe a tin of cookies. With their advanced age, they are akin to a species facing extinction. They have gone home to live. But they have also gone home to die. That is how they want it and that is how it should be. These women showed us that our happiness is intricately entwined with our health and wellbeing. People who were evacuated from their homes that did not return were found to have shortened life spans compared to these women that did return. How about that. Great film. Very, very great.

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