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Chernobyl Diaries 2012

In this chilling thriller from Oren Peli, six thrill-seeking friends venture into the forbidden zone of Pripyat, seeking an extreme adventure. But when their guide abandons them in the deserted city, they're left to face the darkness that lurks within its crumbling walls - and soon discover that they're not alone in this hauntingly abandoned landscape.

In this chilling thriller from Oren Peli, six thrill-seeking friends venture into the forbidden zone of Pripyat, seeking an extreme adventure. But when their guide abandons them in the deserted city, they're left to face the darkness that lurks within its crumbling walls - and soon discover that they're not alone in this hauntingly abandoned landscape.

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Chernobyl Diaries does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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32

Metascore

4.9

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
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18%

TOMATOMETER

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28%

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IMDb

5.0 /10

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TMDB

53

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A group of adventurous young Americans, including Chris (played by Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley), and their close friend Amanda (Devin Kelley), embark on an exciting journey across Europe. Their travels lead them to Kyiv, Ukraine, where they stop to visit Chris’s brother Paul (Jonathan Sadowski) before continuing to Moscow, where Chris has plans to propose to Natalie.

After a lively night exploring the city, Paul proposes an adrenaline-filled adventure—a visit to the forsaken town of Pripyat, situated near the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the site of a catastrophic nuclear meltdown. As Paul explains, on April 26, 1986, Reactor #4 experienced a catastrophic explosion at 1:23 AM, leading to the immediate deaths of two workers and the eventual evacuation of Pripyat’s residents due to radiation exposure. Many have never returned home, leaving behind a hauntingly silent town.

Joining the group are backpackers, Zoe (Ingrid Bolso Berdal) from Norway, and her Australian boyfriend Michael (Nathan Phillips). However, their plans take a turn when the Ukrainian military initially denies them access to Pripyat due to the dangerous radiation still present. Fortunately, their determined tour guide Uri (Dimitri Diatchenko) finds a way in through an unmanned checkpoint.

Their eerie adventure begins as they encounter a gruesome sight—a mutated fish lying dead on the riverbank, foreshadowing the dangers that await them. After several hours of exploring the ghost town, the tension rises when Uri hears a noise in an apartment building and is startled by a bear that hastily escapes. He admits to the group that despite his years of conducting tours, he had never seen a bear before.

As their outing comes to a close, Uri discovers that wires in his van have been chewed through, and attempts to radio for help yield no response. As night descends, panic ensues among the group, leading to blame and conflict. Noises from outside prompt Uri and Chris to investigate, only for Chris to return severely injured—his leg mauled by a vicious pack of dogs.

With Chris incapacitated, Paul, Michael, and Amanda venture into the darkness in search of Uri, who is now missing. Following a trail of blood, they discover Uri’s mutilated body in an underground hideout. Armed with Uri’s gun and a radiation Geiger counter, they narrowly escape an encounter with mutated creatures, victims of the radiation themselves. However, they face a dire decision when they realize Chris cannot leave the van due to his injury.

As the group encounters more horrors, they stumble upon abandoned vehicles and a bus riddled with bullet holes, suggesting past violence. They manage to find replacement wires for their van but are met with tragedy as they find their vehicle overturned and shredded. Disturbingly, Natalie’s camera footage reveals her and Chris were captured by the mutations lurking in the shadows.

In a frantic bid to rescue Natalie, the group is pursued by the same mutants. They manage to save her, but just as hope begins to rise, a mysterious little girl appears only to draw them into chaos again when Natalie is taken once more. In the fray, Michael is captured while Paul and Amanda press on. They encounter monstrous beings again, forcing them to flee while making a horrifying discovery—an engagement ring belonging to Chris among the horrors they face.

As they navigate the treacherous fallout shelter connected to the Chernobyl plant, they find a scene that shatters their hopes—Natalie is dead. Soon, they themselves begin to succumb to radiation poisoning, their skin blistering painfully. In a tragic climax, they emerge only to be confronted by Ukrainian soldiers; blighted by their ordeal, Paul is shot and Amanda is captured, facing a grim fate.

In a harrowing twist, Amanda wakes up on a gurney surrounded by Russian and Ukrainian doctors in protective suits who reveal she is in a hospital. Their conversations unveil a chilling truth: the “creatures” are former patients placed around Chernobyl for experimentation by authorities. Realizing the fate that awaits her after witnessing the horrors firsthand, Amanda’s pleas for help fall on deaf ears as they confine her to a dark cell, where she faces the nightmare of the mutants once more.

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Cars Featured in Chernobyl Diaries

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BredaMenarinibus

1998

M 321 U

GAZ

1967

BRDM-2

IMV

1975

1600 BR

Lada

1997

111 2111

Lada

1975

1200 Universal 2102

Lada

1992

Forma 21099

Lada

1983

Riva 2107

Lada

1986

Samara 2108

Mercedes-Benz

1972

L70

Moskvitch

1976

2140

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