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Chernobyl (2019),
Director: Johan Renck, Rated TV-MA
What is
the cost of lies?
  Starring:
Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Adam Nagaitis, Emily Watson,
Paul Ritter, Robert Emms, Sam Troughton, Karl Davies, Michael
Socha
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
"The truth doesn't
care about our needs or wants, it doesn't care about our
governments, our ideologies, our religions. It will lie in wait
for all time. And this, at last, is the gift of Chernobyl. Where
I once would fear the cost of truth, now I only ask: What is the
cost of lies?" -
Valery Legasov
Why watch this? This
incredible mini-series realistically explores one of the world's
most terrifying disasters.
Plot Summary:
Initially, the story details the event itself, and the
aftermath, as clean-up crews quickly descend upon the
smoldering reactor. Workers and civilians are immediately
exposed to lethal doses of radiation. It's gut-wrenching. The
Soviet government sends in renown chemist, Valery Legasov, and
deputy chairman, Boris Shcherbina, to assess (and deal with) the
situation. This historically-accurate accounting leads to the
final episode that explains exactly what caused the explosion
and immediate meltdown.
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Dad's Preview:
This highly-acclaimed mini-series was nominated for 19 Emmys,
winning Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Directing and
Outstanding Writing. It is incredibly well-down and
completely engrossing. There are several stellar performances in Stellan Skarsgård,
Watson, and especially Jared Harris - there is a quiet
strength to him. We have several nuclear plants inside U.S.
our borders and this should serve as a cautionary tale on the very real
dangers of improper nuclear facility oversight. |
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Sky UK,
Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint,
Word Games; HBO |
