Chernobyl Diaries
Six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Released
- 2012
- Country
- United States, Hungary, Serbia
Details
Release year: 2012
Storyline
Six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone.
Top credits
Jesse McCartney — Chris
Jonathan Sadowski — Paul
Olivia Taylor Dudley — Natalie
Nathan Phillips — Michael
Did you know
• A few characters remark on how nature has reclaimed Pripyat. In fact, nature has adapted so well to the site that in 1991 researchers found a type of fungus growing in Chernobyl that metabolizes radiation for energy, in much the same way that plants use sunlight. Scientists are using the International Space Station to investigate whether these sorts of fungi can function as a sort of radiation shield in space.
• The film was shot on location in Hungary and Serbia.
• Oren Peli first thought of the idea for the story when he saw a photo blog posted by a girl traveling through Pripyat on a motorcycle [elenafilatova.com].
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $18,119,640
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $7,955,307 (2012-05-27)
User reviews
Begins with a promising setup and eerie setting, but quickly falls victim to shoddy camera work and predictable horror tropes.
Great Idea Poor Execution
Kill them already!!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- SDDS, Datasat, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
