Chernobyl Heart

Chernobyl Heart

16 Years After The World's Worst Nuclear Accident, Radiation Continues to Devastate the Children of Chernobyl.

Directed by Maryann DeLeo

200339 min7.5 / 10

A sobering, intimate documentary that bears witness to the ongoing human cost of nuclear catastrophe through the lives of afflicted children.

This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chernobyl Heart sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Heart easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Chernobyl Heart end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Heart violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Heart scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

79/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Chernobyl Heart

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chernobyl Heart

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chernobyl Heart, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chernobyl Heart, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chernobyl Heart, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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