Chernobyl - Utopia in Flames

The Chernobyl disaster on 26 April 1986 is considered the worst nuclear accident in mankind’s history. It has impacted the world forever. It starts in 1970 in Northern Ukraine. There, a utopia was made real: the largest nuclear power plant in the world alongside a model town of Soviet communism, Prypjat – they were the embodiment of the achievements of the New Human. They lived a dream that was torn asunder on April 26, 1986 – and today, it is only this ending that most people know about. Now, we uncover the whole, true story. Through contemporary witnesses, we are immersed in the Atomic Age of the Soviet Empire. The narrative weaves together their stories into one gripping story arc. Statements from international experts and detailed animation provide insightful facts and figures that help grasp the scope of the events through the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 up to the harbingers of the current Ukrainian/Russian tragedy.