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  • 2022
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  • 2022
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary 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 th...

Directed By: James Jones

  • 2022
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2022
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 36 m

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

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Summary 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 th...

Directed By: James Jones

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Jul 7, 2022
“The Lost Tapes” is a chronicle of folly, which makes it perversely fascinating and, one hopes, cautionary.
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Jun 24, 2022
A vivid portrait of the human cost for malfeasance and authoritarianism.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
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Jun 23, 2022
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes, directed by James Jones, does not extensively explore the history of its components. It’s less concerned with the tapes themselves than with the act of bearing witness.
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Production Company Top Hat Productions, SKY Studios
Release Date Jun 22, 2022
Duration 1 h 36 m
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BAFTA Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Royal Television Society, UK
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
BFE Cut Above Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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