Following the Chernobyl disaster, the nearby city of Pripyat was evacuated and abandoned due to high radiation levels.
The Soviet government created an exclusion zone around the Chernobyl site to prevent access due to dangerous radiation.
Filming of the horror movie 'Chernobyl Diaries' took place, using the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and surrounding areas as inspiration and setting.
The horror film 'Chernobyl Diaries' was released, depicting a fictional story about tourists trapped in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
A group of friends arrive in Kyiv, Ukraine, beginning their trip and planning to visit Chernobyl.
The group meets the Ukrainian tour guide who offers them a trip to the abandoned city near Chernobyl instead of the official tour.
The group enters the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone illegally, heading towards Pripyat for an unofficial tour.
The group explores the deserted city of Pripyat, experiencing eerie silence and abandoned buildings.
The group realizes they are not alone when they encounter something unknown and threatening in the ruins.
Their vehicle breaks down while trying to leave, and the group gets stranded inside the Exclusion Zone.
One by one, members of the group go missing, increasing the horror and tension.
The remaining survivors attempt a desperate escape from the Exclusion Zone to save themselves.
The survivors confront the mutated creature representing the fallout of the disaster.