Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape

Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape

2026 · 68 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary, History, TV Movie

Witnesses, survivors and front-line heroes recall the first days of the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986. Featuring rare archive footage of the world's worst ever nuclear accident.

Directed by Luke Wales

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Ralph Ineson Narrator (voice)

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Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape

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A close match in mood and era.

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