Chernobyl Accident: Countdown to Disaster

Using archival footage and survivor testimony, this documentary explores the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. It details the chain of events, from a flawed reactor design and a routine safety test gone wrong to the catastrophic explosions that exposed the core. The film chronicles the immediate aftermath, the heroic but tragic efforts of first responders, the delayed evacuation of Pripyat, and the Soviet Union's initial attempts to conceal the crisis from the world.