Made in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, this Ukranian propaganda film takes a hard look at nuclear energy and the threat posed to humanity by the atomic bomb and radiation. The film was most likely made by the government of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine in 1987, just three years before the Soviet Union crumbled. The Chernobyl accident severely undermined the Soviet government, and this film may be seen as evidence that within Ukraine, the incident was perceived as the rationale to make a break with Russia.
The film contains a lot of interesting imagery including many shots of the city of Kiev, haunting shots of clouds (which carried Chernobyl’s radioactive cloud across Europe), a great deal of American atomic bomb test footage, and footage from the Hiroshima bomb and its aftermath.
At 12:43, footage is shown of the ruined Chernobyl reactor and power station and exclusion zone. At 14:00, a research aircraft flies over the shattered reactor. At 15:20, the control room of the reactor is shown.
At 20;13, survivors of the Hiroshima bomb are seen receiving treatment for their horrific wounds. At 20:41, Chernobyl patients are seen receiving treatment for radiation exposure and burns.
At 27:00, radiation research with mice is shown, and at 29:00 frightening images of deformed, premature babies are shown.
At 30:00, children are seen placing messages of hope into bottles and throwing them into the sea.
At 46:30, Soviet premiere Gorbachev is seen holding a meeting.
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