An explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Reactor 4 causes the worst nuclear disaster in history, releasing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment.
The Soviet government publicly acknowledges the accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and begins emergency response measures.
Efforts begin to build the concrete sarcophagus designed to contain the radioactive materials from the damaged reactor.
A 30-kilometer exclusion zone around the Chernobyl plant is established to restrict access and minimize radiation exposure.
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.