USA 2015, documentary film, 72 min

Director: Holly Morris, Anne Bogart

with: Hanna Zavorotyna, Maria Shovkuta, Valentyna Ivanivna

Language: OmeU (Ukrainian, English with English subtitles)

In the radioactive death zone around Chernobyl reactor No. 4, a brave community of women lives in one of the most toxic areas on earth. They share this hauntingly beautiful but deadly landscape with a series of intruders - scientists, soldiers and even "stalkers", young thrill-seekers who sneak in to live out their post-apocalyptic video game-inspired fantasies. Why have Hanna, Maria and Valentyna returned after the disaster, defying the authorities and risking their health? The answers are complex - the pull of home, the driving desire for self-determination, perhaps even habits? The documentary THE BABUSHKAS OF CHERNOBYL by Holly Morris and Anne Bogart is a touching yet sombre story about the subjective nature of risk, a unique community and the future of "lost" places.

ENG: In the radioactive death zone around Chernobyl reactor No. 4, a brave community of women live in one of the most toxic areas on earth. They share this ghostly, beautiful as well as deadly landscape with a series of intruders - scientists, soldiers and even 'stalkers', young thrill-seekers who sneak in to live out their fantasies inspired by post-apocalyptic video games. Why have Hanna, Maria and Valentyna returned after the disaster, defying the authorities and risking their health? The answers are complex - the pull of home, the driving desire for self-determination, perhaps even habits? The documentary THE BABUSHKAS OF CHERNOBYL by Holly Morris and Anne Bogart is a touching yet sombre story about the subjective nature of risk, a unique community and the future of 'lost' places. (Ukrainian and English with English subtitles)