The Babushkas of Chernobyl
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The Babushkas of Chernobyl

7.5 / 10 2015 1h 12mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Holly Morris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Babushkas of Chernobyl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker