Unseen footage. Untold tragedy.
Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent in to “liquidate” the damage. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unvarnished true story of what happened in one of the least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.
Directed byJames Jones
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- February 28, 2022
Sky Original ProductionsWatch the
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Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
- Directed by
- James Jones
- Produced by
- James Jones
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