Chernobyl Diaries


The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone...

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Now On DVD
The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone...

CATEGORY
Supernatural

RELEASE DATE
May 25, 2012
November 13, 2012 (DVD)
CURRENT STATUS
Now On DVD
LANGUAGE
English
PRODUCED BY
FilmNation Entertainment
Oren Peli
The Genre Co.
MPAA RATING
R "violence, some bloody images and pervasive language."
OFFICIAL SITES
Facebook
Official Site
DIRECTED BY
Bradley Parker
WRITTEN BY
Oren Peli (story)
STARRING
Jonathan Sadowski
Devin Kelley
Jesse McCartney
Olivia Taylor Dudley
Nathan Phillips
Ingrid Bolso Berdal
Dimitri Diatchenko

PROJECT DETAILS
  • Warner Bros. will distribute in the US.
  • Filmed in Eastern Europe.
  • Writer/producer Oren Peli may be best known as the creator of the Paranormal Activity series.
  • This marks Bradley Parker's directorial debut after working on CG and effects for several films like Fight Club, Willard and recently, Let Me In.
  • Originally had the title The Diary of Lawson Oxford.
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REVIEW

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